Rósalind 8 petalled Rose Knitting Pattern Kit
Álafosslopi yoke sweater with eight-petalled roses and a tall ribbed collar · sizes S–L
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Just want the pattern? The Lopi 18 No. 7 pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 14 balls of Álafosslopi in 7 colours
- Lopi 18, no. 7 — Gréta Björk Jóhannesdóttir
- Sizes S–L · chest 97–118 cm
Overview
- Includes: Knitting pattern + the lopi yarn for this design
- Yarn: Álafoss Lopi — genuine Ístex lopi
- Designer: Greta Bjork Johannesdottir
- Options: Without needles, With needles
What's in the kit
- 6 × Alafoss Lopi - 0010 Denim Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 1237 Sheep Sorrel
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9971 Amber Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9964 Golden Heather
- 2 × Alafoss Lopi - 0086 Light Beige Heather
- 2 × Alafoss Lopi - 1231 Garden Green
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
- 6 × Alafoss Lopi - 0010 Denim Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 1237 Sheep Sorrel
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9971 Amber Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9964 Golden Heather
- 2 × Alafoss Lopi - 0086 Light Beige Heather
- 2 × Alafoss Lopi - 1231 Garden Green
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 4.5mm / 20cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.5mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
A dark denim pullover with a round yoke: on a light beige band, copper star shapes with small dark denim centres alternate with hollow dark denim diamonds, between green wave bands.
This knitting kit includes all material needed to make your own traditional Icelandic sweater: The wool sweater is made of Álafoss lopi and is designed by Gréta Björk Jóhannesdóttir and adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir.
Sizes
| S | M | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 97 cm 38¼″ |
108 cm 42½″ |
118 cm 46½″ |
| Length to centre front neck edge | 64 cm 25¼″ |
67 cm 26½″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 41 cm 16¼″ |
43 cm 17″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.
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
- A ring of rosesThe yoke carries a band of eight-petalled roses — the Selbu rose of Norwegian knitting — on light beige, between two green borders.
- Colour at hem and cuffsThe ribbing is striped in five colours, two rounds each, and the green border from the yoke is repeated just above it on body and sleeves.
- A tall ribbed collarThe neck finishes with 8 cm of K1, P1 rib in denim heather, cast off loosely.
- A classic Lopi yokeBody and sleeves are knitted in the round to the underarms, then joined and the yoke is worked in the round. The underarm stitches are grafted at the end.
- Denim blue, or your choiceSeven Álafosslopi colours: keep the denim heather body and warm yoke, or swap any colour in the colour picker at no charge.
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