Úlfhildur — Children’s Initial Sweater Knitting Pattern
Children’s plain round-yoke sweater with a tall collar and their own letter in duplicate stitch · Álafosslopi, Léttlopi for the letter · chocolate with pink · ages 3–11
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 31, no. 10 — Friðrik Örn Hjaltested
- Ages 3–11 · chest 67–85 cm
Úlfhildur — a girl’s name. A children’s sweater by Friðrik Örn Hjaltested, with the pattern written by Hulda Hákonardóttir, from Ístex’s Lopi 31: plain chocolate Álafosslopi with a round yoke, a tall ribbed collar and a big letter or picture of your own, sewn on the front in duplicate stitch with pink heather Léttlopi used double. One colour version, in sizes 3, 5, 9 and 11 years. Both colours are still made.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Sizes 3, 5, 9 and 11 years
- A blank grid to draw your own letter or picture
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Úlfhildur kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · ages 3 (5 9 11) years
A 0867 chocolate — 3 (4 5 5)
For the letter: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 3 (5 9 11) years — used double
B 1412 pink heather — 1 (1 1 1)
Sizes
| 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 9 yrs | 11 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 67 cm 26½″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
78 cm 30¾″ |
85 cm 33½″ |
| Length to underarm | 27 cm 10¾″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
33 cm 13″ |
38 cm 15″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 24 cm 9½″ |
27 cm 10¾″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
33 cm 13″ |
Gauge
12 sts × 16 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6.5 mm needles.
Needles
6.5 mm (US 10½) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm — the yoke starts on the longer one
6.5 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves
You will also need
Two stitch markers, stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and the duplicate stitch — the pattern’s list leaves them out.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up, in stocking stitch on 6.5 mm. The body starts with 4 cm of K2, P2 rib and is decreased by 2 stitches at the sides 2 (2, 3, 3) times on the way to the underarm. The sleeves start with 4 cm of the same rib and are increased at the underarm every 7th round. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — 124 (144, 150, 166) stitches, less 8 at the joins in the three larger sizes — and four evenly spaced decrease rounds take it to 60 (68, 70, 74), and one more round to 44 (48, 48, 52). The collar is 10 (12, 14, 15) cm of K2, P2 rib, bound off loosely. Last, a letter or picture of your own, about 16 stitches wide and 26 rounds high, is sewn on the middle of the front in duplicate stitch with the Léttlopi used double, its top edge at the first decrease round of the yoke.
Design: Friðrik Örn Hjaltested (pattern written by Hulda Hákonardóttir) — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 10), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.
Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.
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Why you'll love it
- Their own letterAny letter or picture about 16 stitches wide and 26 rounds high, sewn on with duplicate stitch after knitting — the photo shows a Ú.
- Plain knittingStocking stitch on 6.5 mm needles, 12 stitches to 10 cm, with no chart to follow.
- A tall collar10 to 15 cm of K2, P2 rib — folded over in the photo.
- A grown-up matchFrikki (Lopi 31, no. 8), by the same designer, is the same idea for men and women.
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