Lofoten Hat — Léttlopi Colourwork Hat Knitting Kit

Olga Begak’s Lofoten Hat: a colourwork beanie in eight colours of Léttlopi — the same eight as her Lofoten Cod Fish Lopapeysa — with a band of large ovals in frostbite green and golden, filled with a rust checker, between apricot and light blue bands, on black sheep heather. One adult size, about 25 cm long.

Included

• Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — one 50 g ball of each of the eight colours in the pattern
• Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
• ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles

Léttlopi — 50 g balls · one size, one ball of each colour
0052 Black Sheep Heather — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 38 g)
9427 Rust Heather — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 12 g)
1417 Frostbite — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 10 g)
9426 Golden Heather — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 10 g)
1700 Air Blue — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 8 g)
1704 Apricot — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 5 g)
9418 Stone Blue Heather — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 5 g)
1416 Moor — 1 ball (the pattern uses about 3 g)

Size
One adult size — to fit a head circumference of 55–60 cm (21¾–23½″). The hat is about 25 cm (9¾″) long.

Gauge
16 sts × 20 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch — the colourwork is knitted 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) needles, circular or double-pointed — the pattern gives no lengths. The kit with needles has 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm circulars in 40 cm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles for the crown, because the pattern starts on a circular and changes to double-pointed needles “when necessary”.

Not included
9 stitch markers (one between each pattern repeat) and a darning needle.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the brim up. The brim is 8 rounds of k2, p2 rib in black sheep heather on 3.5 mm; then 4.5 mm needles and a 47-round chart in eight colours, repeated nine times around the hat: a light blue band, small apricot and golden motifs, a band of large upright ovals in frostbite green and golden with a rust checker inside, apricot diamonds, a blue band of small crosses, and dark crown wedges with light blue dots. The crown decreases are drawn into the chart, and many rounds carry three colours at once. The yarn is drawn through the last stitches to close the top.

Design and pattern: Olga Begak.

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.