Skammdegi — Blue 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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- US & Canada — duties & taxes settled at checkout
- Ships worldwide from Iceland with DHL Express, fully tracked
- 8 plates of Plötulopi in 3 colours
- Lopi 44, no. 16 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Knit it shorter or longer
Overview
What's in the kit
Skammdegi — “short days”, when the sky is dim in the Icelandic winter. Védís Jónsdóttir’s yoke sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 44 comes in two colourways; this is the blue one: blues blue with a light blue and white yoke, knitted in Plötulopi. The green colourway is available as a kit too.
Included
- Icelandic Plötulopi 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
Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M/L XL/2XL 3XL)
A 2022 Blues Blue — 4 (4 5 5)
B 2023 Light Blues Blue — 2 (2 2 2)
C 0001 White — 1 (1 1 1)
Sizes
| S | M/L | XL/2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 97 cm 38¼″ |
108 cm 42½″ |
120 cm 47¼″ |
131 cm 51½″ |
| Length to underarm, shorter | 36 cm 14¼″ |
38 cm 15″ |
40 cm 15¾″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
| Length to underarm, longer | 40 cm 15¾″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
46 cm 18″ |
| Sleeve to underarm, shorter | 44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
| Sleeve to underarm, longer | 48 cm 19″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
51 cm 20″ |
Gauge
14 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles with 2-ply Plötulopi.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
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
How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the lower edge up to the underarms, then joined and the yoke is knitted in the round from a chart. Short rows raise the back of the neck, and the neckband is folded in half to the inside. The pattern gives a shorter and a longer body and sleeve length.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 44 (no. 16), 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
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
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
- The short daysSkammdegi is the dark heart of the Icelandic winter, when the days are short and the sky is dim.
- Three blues and whiteA deep blue body with a light blue and white yoke — one of the two colourways in the pattern.
- Your lengthTwo body lengths and two sleeve lengths, 4 cm apart; the yarn in the kit covers both.
- Or the green onePrefer the green colourway? It is a kit of its own — or swap any colour here in the colour picker at no charge.
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