Lopi 18 No. 31 — Children’s Red Yoke Cardigan Knitting Kit

Astrid Ellingsen’s children’s cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 18, adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir: a red body with navy rib and navy front bands with buttons, and a round yoke of apple-green diamonds with gold centres, outlined in navy, then red shapes with small gold dots framed in navy and green, and navy spokes rising to the neck. A navy border with small red flowers sits above the hem and cuffs and round the neck. Three of the pattern’s four colours are no longer made in Álafosslopi: scarlet (0078), the main colour, apple green (9212) and goldenrod (9213). This kit has 0047 happy red, 9983 apple green and 9964 golden heather in their place; navy (0118) is unchanged. The red is clearly darker than in the sunlit photo, and golden heather is a deeper, more mustard gold than the bright yellow there.

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 0047 Happy Red (in place of 0078 scarlet) — 3 (3 4 4 5)
A 0118 Navy — 2 (2 3 3 3)
B 9983 Apple Green (in place of 9212 apple green) — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 9964 Golden Heather (in place of 9213 goldenrod) — 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
6 buttons (5 for the 110 cm size; the pattern gives no size), a sewing machine and thread for the steek, stitch holders, and a tapestry needle.

How it is knitted
The welt is K1, P1 rib in navy, knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm with the first buttonhole, and 6 stitches at each front edge wait on holders for the bands. The body is then knitted in the round on 6 mm, with a purl stitch at each side of the centre front: a 7-round navy border with small red flowers with gold centres, then happy red to the underarm. The sleeves are knitted in the round on double-pointed needles from a navy cuff, with the same border. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 35-round chart with four decrease rounds; the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds, and the top of the yoke moves onto the double-pointed needles. Two rows of machine stitching go into each purl stitch up the front, and the front is cut open between them once the button band is knitted. The navy 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 the same small navy band with red flowers, knitted back and forth and folded to the inside, with the top buttonhole in it.

Design: Astrid Ellingsen, adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 18 (no. 31), 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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