{"product_id":"tjald-play-tent-knitting-kit","title":"Tjald — Play Tent Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eTjald — tent. “Adventures and stories happen in a tent like this,” says the pattern. Védís Jónsdóttir’s play tent from Ístex’s Lopi 42 is a knitted cover, 99 cm high, in apricot Léttlopi with a wide colourwork band in crimson, black, mimosa, glacier blue and spring green, laced to four wooden poles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — all 26 balls the pattern calls for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLéttlopi — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · one size\u003cbr\u003e\nA 1704 Apricot — 13\u003cbr\u003e\nB 9434 Crimson Red — 3\u003cbr\u003e\nC 0059 Black — 6\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1703 Mimosa — 2\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1404 Glacier Blue — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nF 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight 99 cm (39″). The cover is knitted in two halves, each a quarter-cone from the top down, and laced to four wooden poles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles — keep the same gauge in the plain and the stranded parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (included when you choose the kit with needles)\u003cbr\u003e4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm — the pattern goes to 100 cm or longer for the last rounds; our 4.5 mm needles stop at 80 cm\u003cbr\u003e4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 100 cm\u003cbr\u003e3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm\u003cbr\u003e4.5 mm double-pointed needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 3.5 mm crochet hook, 4 large buttons, a ribbon or elastic band for the top, and the frame: four wooden poles and a rope to tie them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach half starts at the top with a few rows of seed stitch, then is joined in the round with a purl stitch at each end for a steek, increased on both sides of two markers every third round, and finished with a 71-round colourwork band from a chart and a seed-stitch hem. The steeks are machine-sewn and cut, crocheted bands go along the cut edges, and the halves are sewn together at the back and 30 cm down the front. Buttons and chain loops close the door from inside or outside, and eight braided strings tie the cover to the poles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 42 (no. 2), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"Without needles","offer_id":67597302661173,"sku":"KIT-EN-TJALD","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With needles","offer_id":67597321994293,"sku":"KIT-EN-TJALD-NDL","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi42-tjald-1_20fb085d-b463-4fa8-a0a9-352ea791dabe.jpg?v=1790884781","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/tjald-play-tent-knitting-kit","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}