{"product_id":"opus-polka-dot-cushion-knitting-pattern","title":"Opus — Polka Dot Cushion Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpus is Védís Jónsdóttir’s cushion cover from Ístex’s Lopi 24, knitted in Álafosslopi on 6 mm needles in two flat pieces: a midnight blue front with 28 big round dots in seven bright colours, knitted in intarsia from a chart, and a back of ten stripes — the seven dot colours and two thin lines of midnight blue. The pieces are sewn together round a 40 × 40 cm cushion pad. One version, one size. Five of the pattern’s eight colours are no longer made — ultra violet (9705), sunshine yellow (0017), orange rust (9988), orchid (0159) and lake blue (9982); midnight blue, happy red and apple green still are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size, for a 40 × 40 cm cushion pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo charts — the dots on the front, stitch by stitch, and the stripes on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/opus-polka-dot-cushion-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe Opus kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (not included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÁlafosslopi — 100 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · one size, for a 40 × 40 cm cushion pad\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0709 midnight blue — 2\u003cbr\u003e\nB 9705 ultra violet — 1 · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the kit uses 1233 space blue, a strong royal blue, so those dots come out clearly blue, not violet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nC 0047 happy red — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nD 0017 sunshine yellow — 1 · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the kit uses 9964 golden heather, clearly deeper — a mustard gold rather than the pale buttery yellow in the photo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nE 9983 apple green — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nF 9988 orange rust — 1 · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the kit uses 9971 amber heather, close to the warm orange in the photo, a touch browner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nG 0159 orchid — 1 · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the kit uses 1239 winter morning, clearly paler — a light pink rather than the dusty rose in the photo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nH 9982 lake blue — 1 · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the kit uses 9958 light indigo, clearly greyer and duller than the clear mid blue in the photo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne size, for a 40 × 40 cm (15¾″ square) cushion pad. The pattern prints the size as “80 × 40 cm” — by our reading the two pieces side by side. Each piece is 54 stitches and 74 rows, about 41 × 41 cm (16¼″ square) at the pattern’s gauge (our calculation), so the cover fits the pad snugly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 mm (US 10) knitting needles — both pieces are knitted back and forth on 54 stitches, so straight needles or a 6 mm circular needle used back and forth will do (our note)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 40 × 40 cm cushion pad (in the pattern’s list), and a tapestry needle for the seams and the many yarn ends of the dots, which the list leaves out. Small bobbins for the intarsia are handy but not needed (our suggestion).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo pieces, knitted back and forth in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles, each 54 stitches and 74 rows. The front is cast on in midnight blue and knitted from a chart with 28 round dots in seven colours — 6 in sunshine yellow, 4 each in ultra violet, happy red, apple green and orchid, and 3 each in orange rust and lake blue — each dot knitted in intarsia, with its own length of yarn. The back is cast on in ultra violet and knitted in ten stripes: 8 rows ultra violet, 13 happy red, 2 sunshine yellow, 10 apple green, 2 midnight blue, 9 orchid, 9 sunshine yellow, 2 midnight blue, 9 lake blue and 10 orange rust. The ends are secured, the two pieces are sewn together with wrong sides facing at the sides and the bottom, the pad goes in, and the top is sewn shut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 24 (no. 20), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601335844917,"sku":"PAT-EN-OPUS","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi24-opus-cover-1_1090e2f4-e417-4356-8637-ef8f62f02604.jpg?v=1791007545","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/opus-polka-dot-cushion-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}