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Woman wearing the Vindbelgur cowl wrapped twice round her neck — narrow, slightly slanting stripes in pink, yellow, purple, light blue-grey, green, teal, brown, straw and peach (shown in the original colours — this kit has mimosa for the sun yellow). The denim jacket and black top are not part of the pattern
Léttlopi 0053 Acorn Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 1412 Pink Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 0054 Light Ash Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 1418 Straw — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 9423 Lagoon Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 1703 Mimosa (in place of 1411 sun yellow) — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Léttlopi 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Einband 0008 Light Denim Heather — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Einband 9044 Purple — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit
Einband 9990 Peach — 1 ball in the Vindbelgur kit

Vindbelgur — Ten-Colour Striped Cowl Knitting Kit

Sale price$75.90

Double-layer cowl in narrow stripes of ten colours · Léttlopi and Einband · one colour replaced (see below) · 114 cm round

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  • 10 balls — 7 Léttlopi + 3 Einband, one of each colour
  • Lopi 31, no. 6 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
  • One size · 114 cm round, 11 cm wide
  • All the yarn for the cowl in one parcel — 10 balls, one of each colour (7 Léttlopi, 3 Einband), plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Léttlopi and doubled Einband on 5 mm needles — 19 stitches to 10 cm
  • One size — 114 cm (45″) round, 11 cm wide
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: mimosa for sun yellow
Woman wearing the Vindbelgur cowl wrapped twice round her neck — narrow, slightly slanting stripes in pink, yellow, purple, light blue-grey, green, teal, brown, straw and peach (shown in the original colours — this kit has mimosa for the sun yellow). The denim jacket and black top are not part of the pattern
Vindbelgur — Ten-Colour Striped Cowl Knitting Kit Sale price$75.90

Why you'll love it

  • Ten coloursAcorn, pink, light ash, straw, lagoon, mimosa and spring green Léttlopi, with light denim, purple and peach Einband.
  • No ends to weave inEach new colour is knitted together with the old one for about 10 stitches, so the stripes join without loose ends.
  • Double layerThe striped tube is folded in half and grafted closed — two layers of wool round the neck.
  • Narrow stripesEach colour is knitted for just over one round, and the 29-stripe colour order is worked twice.
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Vindbelgur — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Sun yellow (1411) is no longer made. This kit has mimosa (1703) in its place — colour F, three of the 29 stripes in each pass through the colour order, and the yarn you graft the cowl closed with. Mimosa is a warm golden yellow, close to the yellow stripes in the pattern’s close-up photo. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.
How big is it?
One size: 114 cm round and 11 cm wide, folded double. In the photo it is worn wrapped twice round the neck. The denim jacket and black top in the photo are not part of the pattern.
Will I have yarn left over?
Yes — quite a lot. The kit has one ball of each of the ten colours, as the pattern lists: 7 balls of Léttlopi and 3 of Einband. Each colour makes only a few narrow stripes, so by our estimate you use roughly a third of each Léttlopi ball and a quarter of each Einband ball. Every colour is needed, so expect leftovers of all ten.
What does “2-ply” Einband mean?
Einband is a fine yarn, and the pattern says it “must be 2-ply” — by our reading, two strands held together as one. Wind each Einband ball into two, or knit from both ends of the ball (our suggestion).
Is anything unclear in the pattern?
Two things, by our reading. The colour order starts with A, acorn, which is the cast-on: you cast on with acorn, cut it and start knitting with pink (B), so in the first pass through the order the first A is only the cast-on. And “fold the circle together with the RS out and graft” means folding the tube in half lengthwise, so the live stitches meet the cast-on edge — the 11 cm width, half the tube, confirms it. The pattern calls light ash heather (0054) “ash heather”.
What does the kit with needles include?
A 5 mm (US 8) circular needle in 80 cm — ADDI, as named in the pattern. A tapestry needle for grafting is not included.

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