Sara — Striped Toddler Cardigan Knitting Kit

Sara — Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir’s toddler cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 31: narrow stripes of ten Léttlopi colours from the hem to the neck, a flared ribbed welt and cuffs, a deep flared collar and five buttons, all edged in brown. It is knitted in the round with a round yoke and cut open at the front. Three of the pattern’s colours are no longer made: this kit has 0867 chocolate heather in place of the hazel heather (1401), 1704 apricot in place of the orange (1410), and 1703 mimosa in place of the sun yellow (1411).

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 · to fit 1 (2 3 4) years
A 0867 Chocolate Heather (in place of 1401 hazel heather) — 2 (2 2 3)
B 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 1 (1 1 1)
C 1420 Murky — 1 (1 1 1)
D 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1 (1 1 1)
E 1703 Mimosa (in place of 1411 sun yellow) — 1 (1 1 1)
F 1417 Frostbite — 1 (1 1 1)
G 9431 Brick Heather — 1 (1 1 1)
H 1419 Barley — 1 (1 1 1)
I 1416 Moor — 1 (1 1 1)
J 1418 Straw — 1 (1 1 1)

Sizes

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 needle, 60 cm, for the hem rib, the start of the collar and the front bands — all knitted back and forth
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the cuffs and sleeves

Not included
5 buttons (the pattern gives no size), stitch holders (or scrap yarn) for the underarm stitches, a sewing machine and thread for the steek, and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms.

How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body starts with a flared welt: 216 (240, 252, 264) stitches of K2, P2 rib knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm for 3 cm, then halved on 3.5 mm — knit 2 together, purl 2 together — and finished with 1.5 cm of K1, P1. Two purl stitches are cast on at the front for the steek and the work is joined. The body is knitted in narrow stripes from a 28-round colour chart, with two decrease rounds of 6 stitches on the way up. The sleeves start with the same flared cuff on double-pointed needles and follow the same stripes, increasing at the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke: the stripes carry on, and four decrease rounds from chart 2 bring it down to 57 (61, 63, 65) stitches. The collar is knitted back and forth in chocolate heather: 2 cm of K1, P1 on 3.5 mm, then every stitch is doubled and it goes on in K2, P2 on 4.5 mm to 7 (8, 8, 8) cm, so it flares. The front is machine-sewn and cut open, the underarms are grafted, and K1, P1 bands are picked up along both fronts and the collar edges, with 5 buttonholes on the right.

Design: Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 11), Ístex.

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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