María — Cap, Mittens & Fingerless Mitts Kit
Crocheted cap, mittens and fingerless mitts on knitted bands · stone blue, navy spirals on cap and mittens · ladies’ size
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Just want the pattern? The María pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 6 balls of Léttlopi in 2 colours
- Lopi 30, no. 9 — Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir
- Cap, mittens and fingerless mitts
Overview
What's in the kit
María — Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir’s set from Ístex’s Lopi 30: a cap and mittens crocheted in stone blue heather Léttlopi on top of knitted garter-stitch bands, each with a spiral of navy cord. The pattern also has fingerless mitts, and the kit has the yarn for all three.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — 6 balls — enough for the cap, the mittens and the fingerless mitts
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ladies’ size
A 9418 Stone Blue Heather (cap 2, mittens 2, fingerless mitts 1) — 5
B 9420 Navy Blue (cords) — 1
Size
Ladies’ size. The cap band is knitted to go round the head, about 40 cm, and each mitten band to go round the wrist, about 16 cm, so you can fit them as you go.
Gauge
The pattern gives no gauge: the bands are knitted to fit, and the cap and mittens are then crocheted onto them.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4 mm and 5 mm double-pointed needles — 5 mm for the garter bands, 4 mm for the cords
Not included
A 4.5 mm crochet hook — the cap and mittens are mostly crocheted.
How it is knitted
Each piece starts with a knitted band: 10 stitches of garter stitch on 5 mm, about 40 cm for the cap and 16 cm for each mitten, joined into a ring by knitting the cast-on edge together with the last row. The rest is crocheted in a spiral from one edge of the band: single crochet, then double crochet, decreased to close the top. The mittens have a chained thumb hole and a crocheted thumb; the fingerless mitts carry on for 5 rounds of double crochet past the thumb hole and have no crocheted thumb. Thin knitted cords in navy — 20 and 30 cm for the cap, 30 cm for each mitten — are sewn on in spirals.
Design: Guðný María Höskuldsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 30 (no. 9), Ístex.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
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
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US, Canada & EU duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Three piecesCap, mittens and fingerless mitts from one pattern and one kit.
- Knit and crochetGarter-stitch bands knitted first, the rest crocheted in a spiral.
- Navy spiralsThin knitted cords sewn on in spirals as decoration.
- Made to fitThe bands are knitted to the head and wrist, no gauge to match.
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