Lappi — Red Children’s Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

Védís Jónsdóttir’s Lappi from Ístex’s Lopi 25, in its red version: a children’s round-yoke zip cardigan in crimson red Léttlopi, with a yoke in spring green, black, white and three blues, a folded edge at the hem and cuffs, and a zip down the front.

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 1–2 (2–3 3–4 4 6 8)
A 9434 Crimson Red — 3 (4 4 5 5 5)
B 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
C 0059 Black — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
D 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
E 1403 Lapis Blue Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
F 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
G 1404 Glacier Blue — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)

Sizes — 1–2, 2–3, 3–4, 4, 6 and 8 (the pattern prints the sizes without a unit — most likely ages in years, our reading; choose by chest)

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)
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 60–70 cm — the kit with needles has 60 cm
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles

Not included
An open-ended (separating) zip of 30–45 cm depending on the size, a sewing machine to secure the cut front, needle and thread to sew in the zip, stitch holders, and a tapestry needle to graft the underarms and weave in the ends.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up in crimson red, with a purl stitch at each side of the centre front for the steek. Hem and cuffs start with a folded stocking-stitch edge. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 36-round chart, never more than two colours in a round, with five decrease rounds that leave the front stitches undecreased. A short patterned band and a folded edge finish the neck. The front is machine-sewn, cut open, and the zip sewn in by hand.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 25 (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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