Karri — Ribbed Collar with Front Bib Knitting Kit

Karri — the cock ptarmigan. Védís Jónsdóttir’s collar from Ístex’s Lopi 26, in winter blue Plötulopi held double: a tall 1×1 rib for the neck, a short yoke over the shoulders and a pointed bib at the front framed in moss stitch. In the photo it is worn over a top, under an open jacket.

Included

• Icelandic Plötulopi wool yarn — 1 plate, all the pattern calls for
• Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
• ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles

Plötulopi — 100 g plates · size M/L
A 1432 Winter Blue Heather — 1

Size
One size, M/L. The pattern gives no finished measurements apart from the 12 cm neck rib.

Gauge
14 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles, with two strands of Plötulopi held together.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 40 cm
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needle, 60 cm

How it is knitted
Knitted from the neck down with two strands of Plötulopi held together. 72 stitches in 1×1 rib for 12 cm on 4 mm, then the yoke on 5.5 mm: increased to 108 stitches, 9 rounds of stocking stitch, then 4 rounds of moss stitch all round except a stocking-stitch panel at the centre front that narrows each round. The back and sides are bound off and the front is knitted on back and forth, decreasing at each edge on every row into a point, with moss-stitch borders.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 8), Ístex.

Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.

Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide

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