Kilir — Knitting Kit
Long striped Fjallalopi sweater with intarsia sleeves · sizes S–XL, 68–74 cm long
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Just want the pattern? The Kilir pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 12 balls of Fjallalopi in 5 colours
- Lopi 44, no. 8 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- 68–74 cm long · 55 cm sleeves
Overview
What's in the kit
Kilir — “spines”, as in the spines of books: what books did you get for Christmas? Védís Jónsdóttir’s long, straight dusk blue sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 44 has bands of moss, deep brown and purple across the chest and down the sleeves, finished with small ginger embroidered stitches. Knitted in fine Fjallalopi.
Included
- Icelandic Fjallalopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Fjallalopi — 50 g balls · sizes S (M L XL)
A 3020 Dusk Blue — 7 (7 8 8)
B 3031 Moss — 1 (1 1 1)
C 3003 Deep Brown — 1 (1 1 1)
D 3073 Purple Rain — 1 (1 1 1)
E 3042 Ginger (embroidery) — 1 (1 1 1)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 102 cm 40¼″ |
111 cm 43¾″ |
120 cm 47¼″ |
129 cm 50¾″ |
| Total length | 68 cm 26¾″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
72 cm 28¼″ |
74 cm 29¼″ |
| Sleeve length | 55 cm 21¾″ |
55 cm 21¾″ |
55 cm 21¾″ |
55 cm 21¾″ |
Gauge
22 sts × 29 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 3.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
3 mm (US 2.5) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
How it is knitted
The body is knitted in the round up to the armholes, then back and front are knitted separately, with bands of moss, deep brown and purple across the chest. The sleeves carry the same colours as a vertical stripe, knitted in intarsia, and small ginger accents are embroidered on at the end.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 44 (no. 8), Ístex.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
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
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Book spinesKilir means spines — of books. The pattern asks what books you got for Christmas: in Iceland, holidays without books are unthinkable.
- Colour where it countsBands of moss, deep brown and purple cross the chest, and the same colours run down the sleeve as one vertical stripe.
- Ginger stitchesA little ginger Fjallalopi is embroidered on at the end — the small orange marks in the photos.
- Dusk blue, or your choiceKeep the dusk blue or pick any Fjallalopi shade for each colour in the picker, at no charge.
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