Samstaða — Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit
Léttlopi children’s cardigan in two blues · knitted in two halves · buttoned front and back · ages 6–12
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- 12 balls of Léttlopi in 4 colours
- Lopi 40, no. 14 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Ages 6–12 · chest 77–90 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Samstaða — unity: the little sister to the cardigan Ættarmót, and light or dark, the soul is the same, as the pattern says. Védís Jónsdóttir’s children’s cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 40 is knitted in two halves — air blue and fjord blue — with navy and white patterns, buttoned at the front and down the back below the yoke.
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 6 yrs (9 yrs 12 yrs)
A 1700 Air Blue — 3 (3 4)
B 1701 Fjord Blue — 3 (3 4)
C 9420 Navy Blue — 1 (2 2)
D 0051 White — 1 (1 2)
Sizes
| 6 yrs | 9 yrs | 12 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 77 cm 30¼″ |
83 cm 32¾″ |
90 cm 35½″ |
| Length to underarm | 26 cm 10¼″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 32 cm 12½″ |
36 cm 14¼″ |
40 cm 15¾″ |
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, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles
Not included
10–12 buttons, and a 3.5 mm crochet hook for the edges and button loops. The steeks are secured with a sewing machine.
How it is knitted
The cardigan is knitted in two halves. Each half — body and sleeve — is knitted in the round from rib with border patterns up to the underarm, then joined, and half of the yoke is knitted from a chart; the left body and yoke are air blue with a fjord blue sleeve, and the right half the other way round, with navy and white in the patterns. Steeks at centre front and centre back are machine-sewn and cut, the edges are finished with single crochet and crocheted button loops, the back is sewn together from the neck to the end of the yoke, and the front, and the back below the yoke, close with buttons.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 40 (no. 14), 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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US & Canada 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 you'll love it
- Light or darkTwo halves in two blues — and the pattern says the soul is the same.
- Ættarmót’s little sisterThe pattern calls it the little sister to the cardigan Ættarmót.
- Buttons front and backThe front buttons all the way down, and the back buttons from the yoke down.
- For a confident knitterTwo steeks, crocheted edges and crocheted button loops.
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