Lopi 18 No. 24 — Children’s Blue Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir’s children’s sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 18, Design 24: a blue sweater with a round yoke in white and light grey — small white diamonds, a wide white and grey zigzag, a band of small white diamonds, a second zigzag and white spokes up to a folded neckband — and a matching grey and white border above the ribbed hem and cuffs. The pattern’s steel blue (9300), the main colour, is no longer made; this kit has 0010 denim heather in its place — brighter and bluer than the muted slate blue in the photo. White (0051) and light grey (0056) are unchanged. The leaflet also has a second sweater, Design 25, which is not in this kit.

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 · to fit 110 (122 134 140 152) cm tall
M 0010 Denim Heather (in place of 9300 steel blue) — 3 (4 4 5 5)
A 0051 White — 1 (1 1 2 2)
B 0056 Ash Heather — 1 (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) and 6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 60 cm
4.5 mm and 6 mm double-pointed needles

Not included
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting them and sewing down the neckband.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. Hem and cuffs are K1, P1 rib in denim heather on 4.5 mm, followed on 6 mm by a 10-round border — a grey band, a white zigzag and small white motifs; the body and sleeves go on in denim heather, the sleeves on double-pointed needles. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 35-round chart with four decrease rounds: small white diamonds, a wide white and grey zigzag, a band of small white diamonds, a second grey and white zigzag, and white spokes up to the neck. The smaller sizes leave out marked rounds, and the top of the yoke moves onto the double-pointed needles. The neckband is K1, P1 rib in denim heather on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles, folded in half to the inside and sewn down. The underarm stitches are grafted.

Design: Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 18 (no. 24), 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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