Sexblaðarós -Blue Sweater Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Plötulopi from Iceland, in the colours shown — or swap them for your own, free.
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Just want the pattern? The Sexblaðarós pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- Genuine Ístex lopi from Iceland
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- Swap colours free
Overview
What's in the kit
Sexblaðarós — the Six-petalled Rose. “I like to play with the eight-pointed star, as in the Afmæli sweater. The result this time is a six-pointed star. The inspiration came from terrazzo tiles with a clover pattern, and from autumn, falling leaves and grapevines.” A Plötulopi lopapeysa knitted with two strands held together: the body and sleeves are worked in a marl of arctic blue and gulf stream, and the yoke adds spruce green, ivory beige, light ash, dark amber, jasper red and plum — eight shades in all. Body and sleeves are worked in the round, then joined for the yoke; separate sleeve lengths for women and men.
Included
- Icelandic Plötulopi wool (unspun plates, knitted 2-ply) — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL XXL)
A 1431 Arctic Blue Heather — 2 (3 3 3 3)
B 2025 Gulf Stream — 2 (3 3 3 3) (replaces 1422 Sea Green in the printed pattern)
C 1421 Spruce Green Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
D 1038 Ivory Beige — 1 (1 1 1 2)
E 1026 Light Ash Heather — 1 (1 1 1 2)
F 1426 Dark Amber Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
G 1427 Jasper Red Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
H 1428 Plum Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 91 cm 35¾″ |
98 cm 38½″ |
103 cm 40½″ |
110 cm 43¼″ |
117 cm 46″ |
| Length to underarm | 40 cm 15¾″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
46 cm 18″ |
48 cm 19″ |
| Sleeve length, women’s | 45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
| Sleeve length, men’s | 49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
51 cm 20″ |
52 cm 20½″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
Gauge
14 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch with 2-ply Plötulopi on 5.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm and 5.5 mm double pointed needles
Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.
New to Plötulopi? We have an excellent guide: Working with Plötulopi.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 38.
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 knitters love our kits
- Pattern and yarn, matched for youNo yarn maths. The right colours and amounts for this design arrive in one parcel.
- Real Ístex lopiThe same wool Icelanders knit with — spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep.
- Pattern in your inbox right awayEmailed when you order, so you can read it through while the yarn travels.
- Your colours, freeSwap any colour for another in the same yarn at no extra charge.
- No surprises at the doorUS and Canada duties and taxes are settled at checkout.
- Iceland's biggest kit shelfOver 500 lopi kits, packed by our family-run team since 2013.
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