Riddari - Red Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Léttlopi from Iceland, in the colours shown — or swap them for your own, free.
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Just want the pattern? The Riddari pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- Genuine Ístex lopi from Iceland
- Pattern emailed right away
- Swap colours free
Overview
What's in the kit
Riddari — the Knight — is one of the best-loved Icelandic lopapeysa patterns: a classic round-yoke pullover knitted in Léttlopi, here in bright crimson red with a yoke in air blue, fjord blue and white. Body and sleeves are worked in the round from the lower edge, then joined to knit the yoke in the round.
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 · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 9434 Crimson Red — 6 (7 7 8 8 9)
B 1700 Air Blue — 2 (2 2 3 3 3)
C 1701 Fjord Blue — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
D 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 89 cm 35″ |
93 cm 36½″ |
98 cm 38½″ |
102 cm 40¼″ |
107 cm 42¼″ |
111 cm 43¾″ |
| Length to underarm | 40 cm 15¾″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
43 cm 17″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
| Sleeve length | 47 cm 18½″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
51 cm 20″ |
52 cm 20½″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern
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 and 4.5 mm double pointed needles
Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 28. This kit is our own colourway of the original pattern.
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 knitters love our kits
- Pattern and yarn, matched for youNo yarn maths. The right colours and amounts for this design arrive in one parcel.
- Real Ístex lopiThe same wool Icelanders knit with — spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep.
- Pattern in your inbox right awayEmailed when you order, so you can read it through while the yarn travels.
- Your colours, freeSwap any colour for another in the same yarn at no extra charge.
- No surprises at the doorUS, Canada and EU duties and taxes are settled at checkout.
- Iceland's biggest kit shelfOver 500 lopi kits, packed by our family-run team since 2013.
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love this store. Have been receiving their emails and gazing at the sweater patterns for a few years now. One week ago I finally ( AND DELIGHTEDLY) ordered a sweater pattern and wool. I live in USA, in Minnesota. I had it shipped with the recommended DHL. I kid you not, I had it at my doorstep 2 days later on Thursday. It is 5 days later and I will likely finish the sweater late tonight or tomorrow!!! It’s been a delight. Just take your measurements. The pattern is not difficult if you’ve done a few patterns and have a feel for carrying the wool in the round. I’m excited to join the sleeves to the body ( at home now so not in photo)- and work the chest pattern. Than to gently wash and shape it. Next will be a sweater for my husband, who has been very impressed with his “ talented” wife. Really, I’m just obsessed! Thank you for this wool and the dear sheepies and to all at the store. I weave my vision of visiting in person and putting on the sweater on winters evening in Iceland, as I emerge from the hot springs, under the Nortgern Lights💗🪷🕊️💗
I ordered the kit without needles. Shipping and dellivery was very quick. The kit contained a photocopy of the instructions with chart in the classical colourway and a code for the colourcodes in red. There was enough yarn for a XXL in the kit, I did not have to play yarn chicken.
Delivered when expected. Lovely quality wool.