Kisi — Green Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit
Léttlopi zip cardigan for children · spring green with an eight-colour yoke · ages 2–6
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- 12 balls of Léttlopi in 8 colours
- Lopi 41, no. 17 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Ages 2–6 · chest 63–81 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Kisi — kitty: the kitties sneak around the city and leap through the lit windows into the warmth, as the pattern puts it. Védís Jónsdóttir’s zip-up children’s cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 41, here in spring green with a many-coloured yoke — white, apricot, crimson, black, mimosa and two blues.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi 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
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes 2 yrs (3 yrs 4 yrs 5 yrs 6 yrs)
A 1406 Spring Green Heather — 3 (3 4 4 5)
B 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 1704 Apricot — 1 (1 1 1 1)
D 9434 Crimson Red — 1 (1 1 1 1)
E 0059 Black — 1 (1 1 1 1)
F 1703 Mimosa — 1 (1 1 1 1)
G 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
H 1404 Glacier Blue — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| 2 yrs | 3 yrs | 4 yrs | 5 yrs | 6 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 63 cm 24¾″ |
68 cm 26¾″ |
72 cm 28¼″ |
77 cm 30¼″ |
81 cm 32″ |
| Length to underarm | 22 cm 8¾″ |
24 cm 9½″ |
26 cm 10¼″ |
28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 24 cm 9½″ |
26 cm 10¼″ |
28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
32 cm 12½″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles
Not included
A zipper for the front. The steek is secured with a sewing machine.
How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from striped 1×1 rib with a small border pattern above it, up to the underarms, with two purled stitches at centre front for a steek; then they are joined and the yoke is knitted in the round from a chart. Short rows raise the back of the neck, and the neckband is rib with a facing folded to the inside. The front is machine-stitched, cut open, and a zipper is sewn in by hand under the edges.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 41 (no. 17), 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
- Kitties in the cityThe pattern’s picture: kitties sneaking around town and leaping through lit windows into the warmth.
- Eight coloursSpring green with white, apricot, crimson, black, mimosa, heaven blue and glacier blue.
- A zip frontThe front is cut open along a machine-sewn steek and a zipper is sewn in by hand.
- Or the grey oneThe same cardigan in light grey, black heather, air blue and white is a kit of its own.
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