Erratas « The Icelandic Knitter

It is very frustrating to see mistakes in a pattern book. Mistakes do happen however at every stage of the making of a book, when testing, redrawing charts or layouting. Still we are all humans and I thank you for your understanding.

p 119 Margrét triangular shawl: Chart A: st 3 /row 9: should be k instead of k2tog. Red frame for repetition missing around sts 16-21 /rows 19-25. Missing symbol in chart key: k on RS and WS (garter st borders). 

p 90 Icelandic soft shoes: Dec in every rnd, k to 3 sts before EOR

p 68: Caption missing under picture: “It is Halldóra Bjarnadóttir’s mother, Björg Jónsdóttir from Hof í Vantsdal, who knitted the jacket for her daughter with a 3-ply band. Visitors will not notice it is knitted unless they are told especially. The Textile Museum in Blönduós HB569″

p 45: Nordic leaf mittens: Sizes women S(M,L)

p 10: Picture caption: Halldóra is wearing the upphlutur.

5.06.2012 and 7.02.2012: after rep rows 15-26, there are 91 sts and not 95 sts and after that the sts count is off by 4 sts on each side (8 sts in all) until the end of the shawl. Row 1 of chart B modified in consequence. Look for version ENG1-2

16.02.2012: Chart A row 9 ; chart B row 34. Look for PDF 1-2

31.12.2011: Olivia’s lace coat: CO 106 sts. The chart was cut in two for clarification. Look for PDF -3

• p. 40: marks in the chart corrected, so that central motif is black and orange rose, not green and pink diamonds. Clarification: marks added for the sleeves.
• p. 109: Increases and decreases are knitted as follows: Between a and b decrease on both sides *1 st in each garter once (twice) and after 3 garters 1 more st, repeat 5 (4) times from*. Between c and d, increase on both sides *1 st in each garter two (four) times and 1 st in each second (third) garter three times (once), repeat four times from*, increase 1 more st in each garter 0 (4) times. Between d and e, increase on both sides *1 st in each garter once (twice) and after 3 garters 1 more st, repeat 5 (4) times from*.
• p.140: sizes indicated in chart pattern D for 4-6(6-8)8-10 instead of 2-4(4-6)6-8. Written instructions correct.
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• p.142: Sleeves (…) Increase 1 st on each side (at the beginning and at the end) in every sixth (sixth) seventh row 12 (13)14 times.

• p. 40: marks in the chart corrected, so that central motif is black and orange rose, not green and pink diamonds. Clarification: marks added for the sleeves.
  
• p. 109: Increases and decreases are knitted as follows: Between a and b decrease on both sides *1 st in each garter once (twice) and after 3 garters 1 more st, repeat 5 (4) times from*. Between c and d, increase on both sides *1 st in each garter two (four) times and 1 st in each second (third) garter three times (once), repeat four times from*, increase 1 more st in each garter 0 (4) times. Between d and e, increase on both sides *1 st in each garter once (twice) and after 3 garters 1 more st, repeat 5 (4) times from*.

• p. 110 and 112: DELETE 4 mm crochet hook.
• p. 111: Finishing (…) Pick up 50 (60) 70 sts at mid-sleeve.
• p. 117: Needles: (…) 6 mm double-pointed needles MISSING.
• p. 119: Color chart and colors in the instructions don´t match. The right colors are the ones figuring in the instructions p. 120.
• p. 120: UPDATE from wool producer ÍSTEX: bright red 0078 and red 9009 are both replaced by red 0047.
• p.140: sizes indicated in chart pattern D for 4-6(6-8)8-10 instead of 2-4(4-6)6-8. Written instructions correct.
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• p. 141: Tension: 10 x 10 cm (…) equal 29 sts and 30 rows.
• p.142: Sleeves (…) Increase 1 st on each side (at the beginning and at the end) in every sixth (sixth) seventh row 12(13)14 times.

• 21.10. 2010: in the body, after the ribbing, change to MC and bigger needle and k 2 rows in St st. Sleeve cast on: 26(28,32,36,38,42,44) sts. Clarification: Picot row ends with a yo.
• 11.11.2010 Long version, size M, body, CO 152 sts not 148. Back sts between markers are the same in both short and long versions: 20(22,24,28,30,32,34) sts
• 31.01.2012: more detailed explanations to work short rows and chart (look for PDF 11-2)

12.01.2011: a mistake has been found on line 3 of chart 4 but written instructions are correct.

21.12.210: color A calls for 1(1,1,2,2,2,3,3) skeins; Yoke: combine (…) 37(39,43,45,47,51,53,55) back sts.

21.11.2010: 4 mm needle is US 6 not 8. Decreases: pm after 20(22,24) sts.

21.10.2010: Apron: Row 3 (WS): with red, sl 1, *p1b, p1* to 2 sts before EOR, p1b, sl 1, slide.
30.07.2011: Jacket, missing line: Graft underarm sts.

8.01.2011: Raglan dec method 2, centered lifted dec: At same time, the 4th row and then every four rows, a total of 7(8,9,10,11,12) times: *k to 2 sts before m, s2kp (to do so, you first have to move the m 1 st to the left), k to 1 st before next m, s2kp (to do so, you first have to move the m 1 st to the right)* twice, k to EOR.