Karri — Ribbed Collar with Front Bib Knitting Pattern

Karri — the cock ptarmigan. Védís Jónsdóttir’s collar from Ístex’s Lopi 26, knitted from the neck down in winter blue Plötulopi with two strands held together: a tall K1, P1 rib for the neck, a short yoke over the shoulders and a pointed bib at the front, its stocking-stitch centre framed in moss stitch. One size, M/L, from one plate of Plötulopi. In the photo a young man wears it over a black top, under an open jacket.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• One size, M/L
• Every row of the pointed bib written out
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Karri kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Plötulopi — 100 g plates · one size, M/L
A 1432 winter blue — 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
4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 40 cm, for the neck rib
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needle, 60 cm, for the yoke and the bib — the bib is knitted back and forth on it

You will also need
Only a tapestry needle for weaving in the ends — the pattern lists no buttons or other notions.

How it is knitted
Knitted from the neck down with two strands of Plötulopi held together. The neck is 72 stitches of K1, P1 rib in the round on 4 mm, 12 cm tall. On 5.5 mm the yoke is increased to 108 stitches and knitted plain for 9 rounds, then come 4 rounds of moss stitch all round except a stocking-stitch panel at the centre front, 27 stitches wide and 2 stitches narrower each round. In the next round the back and sides are bound off, leaving 31 stitches at the front. The bib is knitted back and forth on these, with a decrease at each end of every row: 7 rows with a 5-stitch moss border round a narrowing stocking-stitch centre, then 5 rows all in moss stitch, down to 7 stitches, which are bound off. There are no seams.

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

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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