Lopi 18 No. 14 — Children’s Red Rainbow Yoke Sweater and Hat Knitting Pattern

Guðrún Sveinsdóttir’s children’s round-yoke sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 18, adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir, knitted in the round from the bottom up in five sizes to fit 110 to 152 cm tall, with a matching hat. In the photo it is a red tweed with a bright yoke of zigzags and small diamonds in three marled colours — navy-purple, green and orange-gold — ending in navy-purple spikes towards the neck, the same zigzags above the hem and cuffs, and a folded red neckband. The red is fire tweed Álafosslopi; each of the three pattern colours is two strands of Léttlopi, one of each of two colours, held together and knitted as one — that gives the two-tone look. One colour version. Of its seven colours only navy (9420) is still made: fire tweed (9738), iris (9440), grass (9444), leaf (9441), pumpkin (9436) and goldenrod (9435) are not.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• The matching hat, in two sizes
• Five sweater sizes, to fit 110, 122, 134, 140 and 152 cm tall
• Three charts — the border above the hem and cuffs, the yoke and the hat band — with the key
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the red No. 14 kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Sweater: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · to fit 110 (122 134 140 152) cm tall
M 9738 fire tweed — 3 (4 4 5 5) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 9962 ruby red heather, about the same deep red, a little darker, and a plain heather without the tweed’s small coloured flecks

Sweater, pattern colours: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · to fit 110 (122 134 140 152) cm tall — knitted two strands together, one of each colour: A with B, C with D, E with F
A 9420 navy — 1 (1 1 1 1)
B 9440 iris — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1414 violet heather, a clearly darker purple than the iris
C 9444 grass — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1406 spring green heather for grass and leaf alike, so the green marl becomes one solid spring green
D 9441 leaf — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1406 spring green heather, as for grass
E 9436 pumpkin — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1704 apricot, a deeper, more burnt orange than the bright pumpkin in the photo
F 9435 goldenrod — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1703 mimosa, close to the golden yellow, a little more orange

Hat: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes 110/122 (134/140/152)
M 9738 fire tweed — 1 (1) · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 9962 ruby red heather

Hat, pattern colours: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · the hat’s list names the same six colours with no amounts, held in the same pairs; by our estimate what is left from the sweater is enough up to the 134 cm size, but for the 140 and 152 cm sizes allow 1 more ball of each yarn in the navy-iris pair
A 9420 navy — no amount printed
B 9440 iris — no amount printed · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1414 violet heather
C 9444 grass — no amount printed · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1406 spring green heather
D 9441 leaf — no amount printed · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1406 spring green heather, as for grass
E 9436 pumpkin — no amount printed · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1704 apricot
F 9435 goldenrod — no amount printed · no longer made — the red No. 14 kit uses 1703 mimosa

Sizes — the sweater, to fit 110 to 152 cm tall

The hat comes in two sizes, 110/122 and 134/140/152: 66 and 72 stitches, about 51 and 55 cm round (our calculation), with an 8 cm K1, P1 brim.

Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles. The hat gives the same tension.

Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 60 cm, for the hem rib
6 mm (US 10) circular needle, 60 cm, for the body and the yoke
4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the cuffs, the neckband and the hat’s brim
6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles for the sleeves, the top of the yoke and the hat
The pattern calls a circular needle a “twin pin”

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches (in the sweater’s list), and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms, sewing down the neckband and drawing up the hat’s crown, which the lists leave out.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body is cast on with 92 (96, 102, 108, 112) stitches in fire tweed on the 4.5 mm circular for 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) cm of K1, P1 rib and increased to 102 (108, 114, 120, 126). On 6 mm comes a 9-round border of small zigzags from chart 1, then fire tweed to 25 (28, 30, 33, 36) cm. The sleeves are cast on with 24 (24, 26, 26, 28) stitches on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles, ribbed the same and increased to 36 (36, 36, 36, 42), given the same border on 6 mm double-pointed needles with 2 stitches increased at its end, then increased every 6th round to 44 (46, 48, 50, 52). Each of the three pattern colours is two strands of Léttlopi held together and knitted as one: navy with iris, grass with leaf, and pumpkin with goldenrod. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — 156 (168, 174, 186, 198) stitches — and a 35-round chart with four decrease rounds takes it down to 52 (56, 58, 62, 66): zigzags and rows of small diamonds, ending in navy-iris spikes towards the neck. The smaller sizes skip marked rounds, and the top of the yoke moves onto the double-pointed needles. The neckband is 7 (7, 7, 8, 8) cm of K1, P1 rib in fire tweed on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles, decreased to 50 (50, 50, 52, 52) stitches, cast off loosely, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched, and the underarm stitches are grafted. The hat is cast on with 66 (72) stitches in fire tweed on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles for an 8 cm K1, P1 brim, then knitted on 6 mm with a 15-round band from chart 3 and a fire tweed crown shaped with paired decreases every other round, drawn together.

Design: Guðrún Sveinsdóttir, adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 18 (no. 14), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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