Flowerpot KIT

“Ever since I first saw them, the little Icelandic inserts inspired me. They were worn in soft fish skin or sheepskin shoes with all sorts of beautiful and colourful patterns. A beautiful pair of inserts decorated with a stylized flowerpot motif in the Skógar Museum inspired me this coat. It’s like a giant flowerpot!

In knitting this coat, it made use of the special qualities of the Icelandic wool. The wool is very light, which is essential for such a big piece, especially when it’s knitted in garter stitch. The Icelandic wool lopi will work miracle and the coat will hold its shape and it won’t get distorted. Very elastic, the garter stitch also allows the coat to have no real shoulders but still sit on them. Lastly, the Icelandic wool ages quite well which is perfect for a long lasting garment such as a coat. Plus it’s very versatile: all buttoned up you can lift it on the hips to makes a very cool sweater and it has often served as a very warm blanket!”

To know more about the Icelandic intarsia, read Hélène’s book: Icelandic knitting using Rose-patterns. More than a fascinating research on the Icelandic shoe-inserts, it is also a breathtaking collection of 26 modern patterns inspired by the inserts.

Sizes: 1(2,3,4)5,6 that correspond to standard XS(S,M/L,1X)2/3X,4X

Finished hips measurments: 90(100,126,144)162,180 cm / 30(36,42,48)54,60”

Select your size: choose the size for which the finished hips measurement is the closest to your own measurement at full hips or at largest part of your body (in between sizes, go for the size up).

Height: H1(2,3) for petite(average,tall)

Finished length: H80(93,107) cm / 32(37,42)”

Select your length: the best way to determine which length fits you better is to let a tape measure hang from the top of your clavicle. Coat should reach under the knees. Note that you can achieve more lengths, for example by having H3 up the waist and H2 above the waist.

The coat shown on the pictures is a size M, H2. The girl is about 175/69” tall. I’m 10 cm/4″ smaller.

Yarn: Álafosslopi from Ístex, 100% Icelandic wool, 3 ply, unspun, 100g/ball, 100g = ca.100m/109 yds:

• – MC (grey) #0054: H1 3(4,4,5)6,6 – H2 4(4,5,6)6,7 – H3 4(5,6,6)7,8 balls
• – CC1 (black) # 0005: H1 2(3,3,4)4,4 – H2 3(3,4,4)5,5 – H3 3(4,4,5)5,6 balls
• – CC2 (prune) # 9210 (discontinued, replaced by 1242): H1 2(2,2,2)2,2 – H2 2(2,2,2)2,3 – H3 2(2,2,3)3,3 balls
• – CC3 (blue) # 9967: H1 1(1,1,1)1,1 – H2 1(1,1,1)1,2 – H3 1(1,1,1)2,2 balls
• – CC4 (beige) # 9972: H1 1(1,1,1)2,2 – H2 1(1,1,2)2,2 – H3 1(1,2,2)2,2 balls
• – CC5 (white) # 0051: H1 1(1,1,2)2,2 – H2 1(1,2,2)2,2 – H3 1(2,2,2)2,2 balls

Total yardage about:

• H1 741(889,1037,1185)1334,1482 m /810(972,1134,1296)1458,1620 yds
• H2 864(1037,1210,1382)1555,1728 m /945(1134,1323,1512)1701,1890 yds
• H3 987(1185,1382,1580,1778,1975) m /1080(1296,1512,1728)1944,2160 yds

Needles: long needles 6 mm/US 10 – I don’t recommend using circular needle when working intarsia.

Gauge: 10×10 cm / 4”x 4” = 12 sts and 12 garters (24 rows) in garter st on

Material: darning needle, 7 plastic rings (or thin rings made of stainless steel, in handy shops) to make the lopi buttons about 3 cm/1” exterior diameter and 1.5 cm/ 0.5” interior diameter

Techniques: Icelandic intarsia

Kit: the kit contains the wool but not the needles or the other material. The kit doesn’t include the pattern that must be purchased separately. Shipping costs are not included

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