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A young man (right, marked 4) in the Lopi 18 no. 4 cardigan, buttoned, with his arm round a boy in the matching children’s cardigan, No. 3 — light grey tweed with a black heather and white yoke, black heather rib and front bands (shown in the original colours — this kit has 9974 light grey tweed, slightly lighter, in place of the original 9451). The T-shirt and jeans are not part of the pattern; No. 3 is a separate kit
Álafosslopi 9974 Light Grey Tweed (in place of 9451 light grey tweed) — 7 balls in the Lopi 18 No. 4 kit
Álafosslopi 0051 White — 2 balls in the Lopi 18 No. 4 kit
Álafosslopi 0005 Black Heather — 4 balls in the Lopi 18 No. 4 kit

Lopi 18 No. 4 — Grey Tweed Yoke Cardigan Knitting Kit

Sale price$145.00

Buttoned round-yoke cardigan for women and men · light grey tweed, black heather and white Álafosslopi · one colour replaced (see below) · sizes XS–XL

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  • 13 balls of Álafosslopi in 3 colours
  • Lopi 18, no. 4 — Astrid Ellingsen
  • Sizes XS–XL · chest 103–121 cm
  • All the yarn for the cardigan in one parcel — 13 balls of Álafosslopi, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Álafosslopi on 6 mm needles — 13 stitches to 10 cm
  • Five sizes, XS to XL — chest 103–121 cm (40½–47¾″)
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: light grey tweed 9974 for the pattern’s light grey tweed 9451 (the same kind of yarn)
A young man (right, marked 4) in the Lopi 18 no. 4 cardigan, buttoned, with his arm round a boy in the matching children’s cardigan, No. 3 — light grey tweed with a black heather and white yoke, black heather rib and front bands (shown in the original colours — this kit has 9974 light grey tweed, slightly lighter, in place of the original 9451). The T-shirt and jeans are not part of the pattern; No. 3 is a separate kit
Lopi 18 No. 4 — Grey Tweed Yoke Cardigan Knitting Kit Sale price$145.00

Why you'll love it

  • Pillar yokeWhite motifs, a black heather band and long black heather and grey pillars rising to the neck.
  • For women and menTwo sleeve lengths, 41–45 cm or 46–50 cm, and the buttons on the woman’s or the man’s side.
  • A child’s one to matchThe boy’s cardigan in the photo, No. 3, is the same design in the same leaflet — sold as a separate kit.
  • Neat insideBlack heather front bands with a knitted facing that folds over the cut edge and is sewn down.
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Good to know

Lopi 18 No. 4 — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Light grey tweed (9451) is no longer made by Ístex. This kit has light grey tweed (9974) in its place — today’s yarn of the same kind: a pale grey with small dark flecks, as in the photo, but a little lighter, nearer off-white. It is the main colour, M, the empty squares in the charts: the body, the sleeves and the grey in the yoke. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.
Which size should I knit?
Five sizes, XS to XL, with a chest of 103 to 121 cm and a length of 62 to 72 cm to the front neck. Sleeves are 41 to 45 cm for women and 46 to 50 cm for men. The buttonholes go on the right front for women and on the left front for men.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for size XL: 7 balls of light grey tweed, 4 of black heather and 2 of white — 13 balls. XS and S use 5 of grey and 3 of black heather. The pattern gives one amount for both sleeve lengths.
Is the boy’s cardigan in the photo included?
Its pattern is in the same leaflet — No. 3, for children — but this kit has the yarn for the adult No. 4 only. No. 3 is sold as a separate kit. The T-shirt and jeans are not part of the pattern.
Is the front cut open?
Yes. A purl stitch runs up each side of the centre front. You sew two rows of machine stitching into each and cut between them once the button band is knitted, so you need a sewing machine. The pattern also says the body, sleeves and yoke can be knitted back and forth instead, with no cutting.
Anything to watch for?
The pattern refers to an illustration of the cut front on page 3 that is not in the PDF; the text describes every step without it. At the underarms the body puts one stitch more on the holder than each sleeve, in every size (10 against 9 in size XS), so you graft one stitch more on the body side. And the neckband count of 69 (69 71 73 75) stitches works out if you leave out the purl stitch at each end of the yoke (our calculation).
What does the kit with needles include?
A 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle in 80 cm; 6 mm (US 10) circular needles in 40 and 80 cm; 4.5 mm and 6 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The pattern lists only 4.5 mm double-pointed needles, but each sleeve changes to 6 mm with only 42 to 48 stitches — too few to go round a 40 cm circular — so the kit adds 6 mm double-pointed needles. Buttons are not included.

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