Systur og bræður — Black Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit
Léttlopi zip cardigan for babies and toddlers · black with straw and white · 9 months–4 years
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- 6 balls of Léttlopi in 3 colours
- Lopi 39, no. 8 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- 9 months–4 years · chest 55–73 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Systur og bræður — sisters and brothers. The designer remembers pictures of sisters in beautiful knitted outfits handed down from sister to sister; the colours come from a little boy in black and a little girl with golden red hair. Védís Jónsdóttir’s zip-up cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 39, here in black with straw and white.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi 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
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes 9 mos (1 yr 2 yrs 3 yrs 4 yrs)
A 0059 Black — 3 (3 4 4 4)
B 1418 Straw — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| 9 mos | 1 yr | 2 yrs | 3 yrs | 4 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 55 cm 21¾″ |
59 cm 23¼″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
68 cm 26¾″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
| Width at lower edge | 59 cm 23¼″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
68 cm 26¾″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
77 cm 30¼″ |
| Length to underarm | 18 cm 7″ |
20 cm 7¾″ |
22 cm 8¾″ |
24 cm 9½″ |
26 cm 10¼″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 20 cm 7¾″ |
22 cm 8¾″ |
24 cm 9½″ |
26 cm 10¼″ |
28 cm 11″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles
Not included
A zipper for the front. The steek is secured with a sewing machine.
How it is knitted
Body and sleeves start with a few rounds of stocking stitch in a contrast colour that roll up, then rib, and are knitted in the round up to the underarms — the body with two purled stitches at centre front for a steek and decreases at the sides. They are joined and the yoke is knitted in the round from a chart. The front is machine-stitched, cut open and a zipper is sewn in by hand; the neckband folds to the inside over the top of the zipper.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 39 (no. 8), 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
- Handed downInspired by knitted outfits passed from sister to sister.
- The little boy in blackBlack with a straw and white yoke — the colours of the little boy in the pattern’s story.
- A zip frontCut open along a machine-sewn steek, with a zipper sewn in by hand.
- Or the yellow oneThe mimosa yellow version with five pattern colours is a kit of its own.
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