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Two dolls in a pink toy cradle. In front, a doll in the red Rós doll sweater — crimson, with white bands of coral-red roses and green dots at the hem and yoke, and white picot cuffs, worn long like a short dress (shown in the original colours — this kit has pink heather for the light red, so the roses will be pink). Behind, the purple version, sold as a separate kit. The cradle and the white tights are not part of the pattern
The same Rós doll sweater in its purple version, on a doll held by a girl in the matching purple Knúpur cardigan — both sold as separate kits. It shows the shape: a white picot hem and bands of roses at the hem and round the yoke. The girl’s dress and the doll’s tights and boots are not part of the pattern
Léttlopi 9434 Crimson Red — 1 ball in the Rós kit
Léttlopi 0051 White — 1 ball in the Rós kit
Léttlopi 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1 ball in the Rós kit
Léttlopi 1412 Pink Heather (in place of 1408 light red) — 1 ball in the Rós kit

Rós — Red Doll Sweater Knitting Kit (18-inch doll)

Sale price$41.90

Round-yoke doll sweater with roses and picot edges · crimson red with white, spring green and pink heather · Léttlopi · one colour replaced (see below) · for a 46 cm (18-inch) doll

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  • 4 balls of Léttlopi, one of each colour
  • Lopi 29, no. 5 — Védís Jónsdóttir
  • One size · for a 46 cm (18-inch) doll
  • All the yarn for the doll sweater in one parcel — 4 balls of Léttlopi, one of each colour, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Léttlopi on 4.5 mm needles — 18 stitches to 10 cm
  • One size, for a 46 cm (18-inch) doll — chest 39 cm (15¼″)
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: pink heather for light red (pink roses, not coral)
Two dolls in a pink toy cradle. In front, a doll in the red Rós doll sweater — crimson, with white bands of coral-red roses and green dots at the hem and yoke, and white picot cuffs, worn long like a short dress (shown in the original colours — this kit has pink heather for the light red, so the roses will be pink). Behind, the purple version, sold as a separate kit. The cradle and the white tights are not part of the pattern
Rós — Red Doll Sweater Knitting Kit (18-inch doll) Sale price$41.90

Why you'll love it

  • Little rosesPink roses and green dots on white bands at the hem and round the yoke.
  • Picot edgesThe hems are folded at a round of eyelets, for a small scalloped edge at the hem, cuffs and neck.
  • Opens at the backThe top of the yoke is knitted back and forth and closes with two small buttons.
  • Matches KnúpurThe same little roses as the Knúpur children’s cardigan, also sold as a kit.
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Rós — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Light red (1408) is no longer made. Where we replace it on other kits we use crimson red (9434), but crimson red is already this sweater’s main colour: the scalloped rounds in colour D, which sit right against the crimson in every chart, would vanish into the body, and the roses would be the same red as the body. This kit has pink heather (1412) in its place — colour D: the roses in the bands at the hem and round the yoke, and the scalloped rounds where white meets crimson — at the top of the hem band, above the cuffs and at the foot of the yoke. In the photo the roses are a soft coral red, lighter than the body; pink heather is a little lighter, and pink rather than coral, so your sweater will have pink roses on crimson. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.
What size doll does it fit?
The pattern says a 46 cm doll — the common 18-inch size; the dolls in the photos are of that kind. The sweater has a 39 cm chest, is 15 cm from the picot edge to the underarm and has 11 cm sleeves. On both dolls in the photos it comes down over the hips, like a short dress. Measure your doll before you start (our suggestion). It is not a size for a child.
Will I have yarn left over?
Yes, most of it. The pattern lists 1 ball of each of the four colours, and the kit has exactly that — 4 balls, 200 g. A doll’s sweater uses far less: by our estimate roughly 15 to 25 g of the main colour and a few grams of each of the others, so most of every ball will be left over.
How does it go over the doll’s head?
After round 9 of the yoke chart the yoke is knitted back and forth instead of in the round, so it opens at the left back, where the round begins. The white neckband is knitted back and forth too. Two small button loops on the left side of the neckband and the yoke close it. The pattern doesn’t say how to make the loops — a short crochet chain or a few stitches sewn over with yarn both work (our suggestion). The buttons are not included.
How do the picot edges work?
At the hem, the cuffs and the neck, a round (or row) of K2tog, yarn over is knitted between a few rounds of white stocking stitch. At the end each edge is folded to the inside along that round and stitched in place, and the little holes become a scalloped edge.
Anything to watch for?
A few small things. The sleeve increases — “1 st after first st and 1 st before last st of rnd, in every 4th rnd, 3 times” — take 20 stitches to the printed 23 only if you add one stitch each time: after the first stitch, then before the last, then after the first again (our reading). “Cast on 20 sts with B using 4 dpns” means the 4 mm double-pointed needles. The body is only 70 stitches, which is tight on a 40 cm circular, especially on the 4 mm hem; if it won’t stretch round, use double-pointed needles or a longer circular with the magic-loop method (our suggestion). On row 11 of the yoke chart only 15 stitches are decreased, not 16, as drawn; the printed 49 stitches is right. The neckband needle size is not given; use 4.5 mm, or 4 mm for a firmer edge (our suggestion).
Is there a matching sweater for a child?
Knúpur, a round-yoke cardigan for ages 1 to 4 from the same book (Lopi 29), has the same little roses and is sold as a separate kit. Even in the pattern the red pair is not an exact match: the red Knúpur has a garnet red body, this doll sweater crimson. The purple versions match more closely. Our two red kits differ too: the red Knúpur kit has crimson red in place of the light red and this kit pink heather, so the cardigan’s flowers are red and the doll’s roses pink.
Which photo shows this version?
The first photo — the doll in front, in the pink cradle, wears the red sweater in the original colours, with coral-red roses. The purple doll sweater behind it, and the doll with the girl in the second photo, are the purple version, sold as a separate kit; the girl wears the purple Knúpur cardigan. The cradle, the girl’s dress and the dolls’ tights and boots are not part of the pattern.
What does the kit with needles include?
4 mm (US 6) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles in 40 cm; 4 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The 2 small buttons are not included.

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