Lopi 12 No. 17 — Long Red Textured Yoke Cardigan Knitting Kit

Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir’s long buttoned cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 12, for women: a red body and a round yoke where much of the black is knitted as purl stitches, so the black motifs stand out in relief. Black shapes rise from the red into a black and white band, then small blue tulip shapes and rounds of green, magenta ribs, yellow, blue and green climb to a folded red neckband. The front is cut open and finished with ribbed bands and buttons. Five of the pattern’s seven colours are no longer made: the scarlet (0078) of the body, the cornflower (9303), the apple green (9212), the bright fuchsia (9010) and the goldenrod (9213). The leaflet prints only the codes; these are Ístex’s names for them in its Lopi 18 leaflets. This kit has 0047 happy red, 1233 space blue, 9983 apple green, 1240 dark magenta and 9964 golden heather in their place; black (0059) and white (0051) are unchanged. The red and the blue are clearly darker than in the photo, the magenta brighter and pinker, the green brighter and yellower, and the yellow a deeper, mustard gold.

Included

• Icelandic Álafosslopi 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

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L)
M 0047 Happy Red (in place of 0078 scarlet) — 6 (7 7 8)
A 0059 Black — 2 (2 2 2)
B 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1)
C 1233 Space Blue (in place of 9303 cornflower) — 1 (1 1 1)
D 9983 Apple Green (in place of 9212 apple green) — 1 (1 1 1)
E 1240 Dark Magenta (in place of 9010 bright fuchsia) — 1 (1 1 1)
F 9964 Golden Heather (in place of 9213 goldenrod) — 1 (1 1 1)

Sizes

Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 80 cm
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm double-pointed needles — the kit with needles also has 6 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves

Not included
6 (6 7 7) buttons (the pattern gives no size), a sewing machine and thread for the cut front, stitch holders, and a tapestry needle.

How it is knitted
The welt is K1, P1 rib in happy red, knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm with the first buttonhole, and 8 stitches at each front edge wait on holders for the bands. The body is then knitted in the round on 6 mm in happy red, with two purl stitches side by side at the centre front, straight up to the underarm — there is no border. The sleeves are knitted in the round from a ribbed cuff. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 42-round chart with five decrease rounds; the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. Much of the black is purled, which gives the yoke its texture. Two rows of machine stitching go into each purl stitch up the front, and the front is cut open between them. The ribbed front bands are knitted from the held stitches with a stocking-stitch facing that folds over the cut edge, and sewn on. The neckband is K1, P1 rib with the top buttonhole in it, folded in half to the inside and sewn down. The underarm stitches are grafted.

Design: Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 12 (no. 17), 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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