




Pífa — Flared Léttlopi Skirt with Lace Frill Knitting Kit
Flared knee-length skirt with a colourwork border and a lace frill · black, light beige, acorn and white Léttlopi · sizes 34–44
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Just want the pattern? The Pífa pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 10 balls of Léttlopi in 4 colours
- Lopi 26, no. 20 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes 34–44 · 52–57 cm long
Overview
What's in the kit
Pífa — frill. Védís Jónsdóttir’s skirt from Ístex’s Lopi 26: knee length and flared, knitted from the waist down in black Léttlopi, with a colourwork border of light beige and acorn zigzags and white crosses, and a white eyelet-lace frill at the hem.
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
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes 34 (36 38 40 42 44)
A 0059 Black — 4 (4 5 5 6 6)
B 0086 Light Beige Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
C 0053 Acorn Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
D 0051 White — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)
Sizes
| 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist (knitted) | 60 cm 23½″ |
63 cm 24¾″ |
66 cm 26″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
76 cm 30″ |
| Length | 52 cm 20½″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
54 cm 21¼″ |
55 cm 21¾″ |
56 cm 22″ |
57 cm 22½″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 60 and 80 cm
Not included
Elastic for the waist (the pattern gives no width or length), 6 stitch markers, and a sewing machine and thread to sew the elastic on with zigzag stitch.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the waist down on 4.5 mm. The black body is divided into six panels with markers and widened by an increase on each side of every marker, seven times, so the skirt flares. One round then adds 24 stitches evenly, and the colourwork border follows — light beige and acorn zigzags around a black band with white crosses, with one more increase round near its top. The work is then turned and the white frill is knitted in eyelet lace, with one increase round, and cast off very loosely. Elastic is sewn close to the cast-on edge at the waist by machine with zigzag stitch.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 20), 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
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Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Lace frillWhite eyelet lace flares out at the hem.
- Colourwork borderZigzags and white crosses above the frill.
- Waist downKnitted in the round and widened at six markers — no seams.
- A collar to matchRjúpa, from the same book, has the same colours — also a kit.
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