Strompur — Open-Top Plötulopi Hat Knitting Kit

Strompur — chimney. Védís Jónsdóttir’s hat from Ístex’s Lopi 28 in carmine red Plötulopi: chunky rib that starts in nine strands at the brim and thins to three, and an open top — the photo shows a ponytail through it — that rolls up after rinsing.

Included

• Icelandic Plötulopi wool yarn — 2 plates, 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

Plötulopi — 100 g plates · one size
A 1430 Carmine Red Heather — 2

Size
One size, given in the pattern as a woman’s size. No finished measurements are given.

Gauge
One k2, p2 repeat (4 stitches) = 2.5 cm in 3-ply Plötulopi on 6.5 mm needles, 4 cm in 6-ply on 10 mm and 5.5 cm in 9-ply on 12 mm.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
6.5 mm (US 10½), 10 mm (US 15) and 12 mm (US 17) double-pointed needles

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the brim up. 32 stitches are cast on in 9-ply Plötulopi on 12 mm double-pointed needles for 14 rounds of 2×2 rib, then 6 rounds in 6-ply on 10 mm and 5 rounds in 3-ply on the finer needles. Two decrease rounds take it down through a 2×1 rib to a few rounds of stocking stitch, which is bound off very loosely and left open; after rinsing, the top rolls over by itself.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 28 (no. 19), 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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