Rú — Plötulopi Shoulder Collar Knitting Pattern

Rú is Védís Jónsdóttir’s ribbed shoulder collar from Ístex’s Lopi 28, in plum heather Plötulopi. It is knitted back and forth from the neck down: a close rib in three strands of Plötulopi, then six strands and finally nine, on needles growing from 6.5 to 12 mm, so the collar flares out over the shoulders on the same number of stitches. Five buttons close the front on crocheted loops. One colour, two sizes, S/M and L/XL; plum heather (1428) is still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two sizes, S/M and L/XL
• How to wind the plates into 3-ply balls and hold them 6- and 9-ply
• The crocheted front edges with the button loops
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the plum heather kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S/M and L/XL — the pattern gives one amount, 3 plates, for both
A 1428 plum heather — 3

Size
Two sizes, S/M and L/XL. The pattern gives no finished measurements; the sizes differ by 4 stitches (78 or 82 cast on) — at the pattern’s gauge about 2.5 cm along the neck edge and 5.5 cm along the lower edge (our calculation).

Gauge
One k2, p2 repeat (4 stitches) = 2.5 cm in 3-ply Plötulopi on 6.5 mm needles, 4 cm in 6-ply on 10 mm and 5.5 cm in 9-ply on 12 mm.

Needles
6.5 mm (US 10½), 10 mm (US 15) and 12 mm (US 17) circular needles, 60–80 cm — the collar is knitted back and forth on them
6 mm (US J) crochet hook for the front edges and the button loops

You will also need
5 buttons (in the pattern’s list). The pattern gives no button size; the loops are chained to fit the buttons you choose.

How it is knitted
Knitted back and forth from the neck down. First the plates are wound: three strands together, softly, into 3 balls of different sizes — one ball is 3-ply, two together 6-ply and all three 9-ply. 78 (82) stitches are cast on in 3-ply on 6.5 mm for 16 rows of 2×2 rib (k2, p2), then a decrease row to 59 (62) stitches, 12 rows of 2×1 rib (k2, p1) and an increase row back to 78 (82). Next come 10 rows of 2×2 rib in 6-ply on 10 mm and 10 rows in 9-ply on 12 mm — the stitch count stays the same, so the thicker yarn and bigger needles make the collar flare over the shoulders. It is bound off very loosely in rib. With the crochet hook and 3-ply, a row of single crochet goes up each front edge from the lower edge, with five chain loops for the buttons on the right edge: three evenly spaced on the thick part, one at the end of the 2×1 rib and one at the end of the collar.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 28 (no. 18), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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