Meiko Green Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit
Top-down Léttlopi yoke sweater with cables down the sides and sleeves · pine green · sizes XS–3XL
- Free shipping over $149 — US, Canada & Europe
- US & Canada — duties & taxes settled at checkout
- Ships worldwide from Iceland
- 17 balls of Léttlopi in 5 colours
- Meiko — Neulova Kettu, Finland
- Sizes XS–3XL · chest 89–122 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Meiko is named after the Meiko nature reserve in Kirkkonummi, Finland. A Léttlopi pullover by Tiina Lukkarinen — Neulova Kettu — a Finnish designer who loves the roughness of wool, the play of colours and the small details of nature, and whose colour combinations nudge knitters to try something new. The Green version: a pine green heather body with the yoke in frostbite, white, black heather and mimosa yellow.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · what’s in the kit (yarn for the largest size, 3XL)
Main 1407 Pine Green Heather — 11
A 1417 Frostbite — 2
B 0051 White — 2
C 0005 Black Heather — 1
D 1703 Mimosa — 1
Sizes
| XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 89 cm 35″ |
95 cm 37½″ |
99 cm 39″ |
105 cm 41¼″ |
112 cm 44″ |
118 cm 46½″ |
122 cm 48″ |
| Length to underarm | 40 cm 15¾″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
43 cm 17″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
| Sleeve length | 47 cm 18½″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
51 cm 20″ |
52 cm 20½″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 25 rows = 10 cm (4″) on 4.5 mm needles.
Knitting needles (in the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) double pointed needles
Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.
Cable needle (for the side cables and ribbing).
Design: Tiina Lukkarinen — Neulova Kettu (Finland).
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 duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
Choose options
Why you'll love it
- Named after a nature reserveMeiko is a nature reserve in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The sweater is by Tiina Lukkarinen, the Finnish designer behind Neulova Kettu.
- A cable down each sideAn 11-stitch cable panel runs down both sides of the body and carries on along the underside of each sleeve.
- Ribbing with small twistsThe 10 cm collar and the 7 cm rib at hem and cuffs are knit four, purl one, with small cable crossings every fifth round.
- Knitted from the top downYou start at the collar and work downwards, and the pattern says the body and sleeve lengths can be adjusted to fit.
- Pine green, or your mixKeep the pine green heather body with frostbite, white, black heather and mimosa in the yoke, or swap any of them in the colour picker at no charge.
Good to know