Strokkur — Einband Neck Warmer Knitting Kit
Einband neck warmer in rippling waves · oatmeal, blush, grenadine and dark wine · 52 × 44 cm
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Just want the pattern? The Strokkur pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 4 balls of Einband in 4 colours
- Lopi 31, no. 26 — Ásta Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir
- 52 cm around, 44 cm long
Overview
What's in the kit
Strokkur — after the geyser at Geysir that erupts every few minutes. Ásta Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir’s neck warmer from Ístex’s Lopi 31, knitted in the round in fine Einband: rippling waves of oatmeal heather between blush, grenadine and dark wine.
Included
- Icelandic Einband wool yarn — one 50 g ball of each of the four colours, all the pattern calls for
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Einband — 50 g balls · one size
A 0885 Oatmeal Heather — 1
B 9128 Blush — 1
C 9171 Grenadine — 1
D 9020 Dark Wine — 1
Size
52 cm around and 44 cm long (20½″ × 17¼″).
Gauge
One pattern repeat of 12 stitches = 6 cm on 4 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 40 cm
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round: 108 stitches cast on in oatmeal heather, one knit round, one purl round and three knit rounds, then a 7-round wave pattern of yarn overs and three-together decreases. The colour changes with every repeat in the order oatmeal, blush, oatmeal, grenadine, oatmeal, dark wine and so on, 19 repeats in all; the last round of each colour is purled, which gives a ridge between the waves. One more round in oatmeal and a loose bind-off finish it.
Design: Ásta Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 26), 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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Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Waves of colourA 7-round wave pattern, a new colour every repeat.
- Ridges betweenThe last round of each colour is purled, so each wave is outlined.
- Tall and warm44 cm long.
- One ball eachFour 50 g balls, one of every colour.
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