Stjörnuljós barna — Children’s Star Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern
Children’s round-yoke sweater with a star yoke · Léttlopi in ash, black heather, white and dark grey · sizes 128–152 cm
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 43, no. 22 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes 128–152 cm · chest 78–89 cm
Stjörnuljós barna is the children’s version of Stjörnuljós — starlight — by Védís Jónsdóttir from Ístex’s Lopi 43. The pattern speaks of father and child, mother and child: big and small, alike but not the same. This round-yoke sweater is knitted in Léttlopi, light ash with a yoke of black star shapes, white and dark grey, in European children’s sizes 128, 140 and 152 cm. One colour version.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Sizes 128, 140 and 152 cm
- The yoke chart in four colours, with the colour key
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Stjörnuljós barna kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes 128 (140 152) cm
A 0054 ash — 5 (6 7)
B 0005 black heather — 1 (1 1)
C 0051 white — 1 (1 1)
D 0058 dark grey — 1 (1 1)
Sizes — European children’s sizes, named after the child’s height in cm
| 128 | 140 | 152 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 78 cm 30¾″ |
83 cm 32¾″ |
89 cm 35″ |
| Length to underarm | 30 cm 11¾″ |
33 cm 13″ |
36 cm 14¼″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 34 cm 13½″ |
37 cm 14½″ |
40 cm 15¾″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60–80 cm, for the body and the yoke
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 60–80 cm, for the body rib — the neckband is knitted on 3.5 mm too; the pattern does not say which kind of needle
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the sleeves
You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms and sewing down the neckband — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body is cast on with 140 (150, 160) stitches in ash, knitted in K1, P1 rib for 4 cm on 3.5 mm and then straight in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm to 30 (33, 36) cm. The sleeves start with the same 4 cm rib and are increased to 51 (55, 59) stitches. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke: a 44-round chart in black heather, white and dark grey on the ash, with five decrease rounds, from 210 (224, 238) stitches to 75 (80, 85); the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. The neckband is 7 cm of K1, P1 rib in ash on 3.5 mm needles, bound off loosely, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched down. The underarms are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 43 (no. 22), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
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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Why you'll love it
- Big and smallThe children’s half of a pair — in the pattern’s words, father and child, mother and child, alike but not the same.
- Four coloursBlack star shapes with white and dark grey on a light ash ground, white towards the neck.
- Folded neckband7 cm of K1, P1 rib, folded in half to the inside and sewn down.
- One ball each5 (6, 7) balls of ash and one ball each of black heather, white and dark grey.
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