The Þari cushion on an armchair — a square cover of interlocking basketweave cables with a braided cord round the edge (shown in the original colour, fairy green, a pale greenish oat — this kit has wheat heather, a light beige without the green, in its place)

Álafosslopi 9973 Wheat Heather (in place of 9984 fairy green) — 3 balls in the Þari kit

Þari — Basketweave Cable Cushion Knitting Kit

$48.90

Basketweave cable cushion cover with a braided edge · wheat heather Álafosslopi · one colour replaced (see below) · for a 40 × 40 cm insert

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3 balls of wheat heather Álafosslopi
Lopi 30, no. 13 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
37 × 37 cm · for a 40 × 40 cm insert

All the yarn for the cover in one parcel — 3 balls of Álafosslopi, plus the English pattern (PDF)
Álafosslopi on 6.5 mm needles — 18 stitches to 10 cm in the cable pattern
For a 40 × 40 cm (15¾″ square) cushion insert — insert and zip not included
One replacement colour, clearly marked: wheat heather for fairy green — the cushion is light beige, not pale green

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Description

Þari — kelp. Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir’s cushion from Ístex’s Lopi 30: a square Álafosslopi cover with a front of interlocking cables that looks woven, a plain moss-stitch back, a zip in the top edge, and a braided cord round the edges. The pattern’s only colour, fairy green (9984), is no longer made, and no Álafosslopi made today has its pale greenish oat shade; this kit has 9973 wheat heather in its place, so your cushion will be light beige, without the green.

Included

Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — the 3 balls the pattern calls for, in wheat heather in place of the discontinued fairy green
Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 9973 Wheat Heather (in place of 9984 fairy green) — 3

Size
One size, for a 40 × 40 cm (15¾″ square) cushion insert. The two pieces are knitted to 37 cm and smoothed to 37 × 37 cm (14½″ square) as they dry, so the cover is a little smaller than the insert.

Gauge
Cable pattern: 18 sts = 10 cm (4″) on 6.5 mm needles. Moss stitch: 11½ sts = 10 cm (4″). The pattern gives no row gauge.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
6.5 mm (US 10½) circular needle, 60 cm, used back and forth — the pattern says “long needles or circular needles” and gives no length; 60 cm is our choice

Not included
A 30 cm zip, a 40 × 40 cm cushion insert, a cable needle, sewing thread in a matching colour for the zip and the cord, and a tapestry needle.

How it is knitted
Two pieces, knitted back and forth on 6.5 mm needles. The front is 65 stitches of cables from an 8-row chart: a row of 6-stitch cables (3 over 3) is crossed one way, and four rows later the next row of cables is crossed the other way, shifted by 3 stitches — so the whole front looks woven. The back is 41 stitches of moss stitch. Both pieces are knitted to 37 cm, rinsed, and smoothed to 37 × 37 cm to dry. They are sewn together on the right side at the sides and bottom, a 30 cm zip goes in the middle of the top edge, and a braided cord is sewn on over the edges all the way round, starting and ending at the zip.

Design: Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 30 (no. 13), Ístex.

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Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide

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Þari — Basketweave Cable Cushion Knitting Kit

$48.90

Why you'll love it

Woven-look cablesRows of 6-stitch cables cross one way, then the other, shifted by 3 stitches, so the front looks like basketweave.
Moss-stitch backA plain back of moss stitch, sewn to the cabled front on the right side.
Braided edgeA braided cord, sewn on over the seams, frames the cushion all round.
One colourThree balls of Álafosslopi and one 6.5 mm needle.

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Þari — your questions, answered

Why is the colour different from the pattern?

Fairy green (9984), the only colour in the pattern, is no longer made, and no Álafosslopi made today has its pale greenish oat shade. This kit has wheat heather (9973) in its place, so the whole cushion — front, back and braid — is wheat heather. Like the cushion in the photo it is a light, natural-looking shade, but it is a warmer beige, a little darker, and it has none of the faint green tint. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.

How big is it?

The cover is for a 40 × 40 cm cushion insert. Each piece is knitted to 37 cm and smoothed to 37 × 37 cm as it dries, so the cover is a little smaller than the insert. The insert and the 30 cm zip are not included.

Will I have yarn left over?

The kit holds the 3 balls of wheat heather the pattern asks for. By our estimate they cover the front, the back and the braid with little to spare, so keep to the pattern’s gauge.

What is the braid made from?

The pattern says only to make a braid from “2-ply lopi”, long enough to go all round the cushion — about 1.5 m plus the ends (our calculation). In the photo the cord is the same colour as the cushion, so we read it as the same yarn, from the kit’s 3 balls. It is sewn on over the seams with matching thread, starting where the zip opens and ending on the front side of the zip.

Is anything missing from the pattern?

Three small things. It gives no row gauge, so simply knit each piece until it measures 37 cm. It gives no needle length — the kit with needles has a 60 cm circular (our choice), plenty for 41 or 65 stitches knitted back and forth. And the cables need a cable needle, which is not in the materials list and not in the kit.

What does the kit with needles include?

A 6.5 mm (US 10½) circular needle in 60 cm, used back and forth — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The zip, cushion insert and cable needle are not included.

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