Lopi 77 by Bra rarinsdttir - translation and notes by Ines Jrgensen

Size: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 years

Circular needles and dpn size 5mm for stockinette knitting, !mm for ri" stitc#, croc#et #ook
4!mm$
%i" stitc#: 1k, 1p$ Stockinette stitc# in t#e round: k all sts$
&auge: 14sts, 20ro's ( 10)10cm
*arn: +lafoss lopi
,#ite: -51. 400, 400, 500, 500, 500, 600g
/0raudur -5. 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100g
Sauds1artur -52. 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100g
2otes: S'eater is made "ottom up$ 3t armpits "ody is set aside and slee1es are knitted$ Slee1es and
"ody are 4oined on one circular needle and t#e yoke and #ood is knitted$ Se' and cut t#e steek, t#en
croc#et t#e edging$
5f you are ne' to steeks, look at t#is #elpful tutorial -#as "ot# croc#eted steek and se'n.:
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9ody: :sing '#ite cast on 80, 86, ;0, ;6, 100, 106sts, 4oin, mark "eginning of round and 'ork ri"
stitc# for 6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10 rounds, in t#e round$
S'itc# to needle 5mm, 'ork stockinette stitc#$ 5n first round increase e1enly so you #a1e 84, ;0,
;6, 102, 108, 114 sts$
5f you 'ant your s'eater to #a1e "uttons, make a p sts ne)t to your marker on eac# round$ 5f you
'ant a little more security, make a p st on eac# side of your marker$ %emem"er t#at t#ese counts as
t#e first6last stitc# of t#e first6last pattern repeat$ 5f you<re afraid of messing up t#e pattern, you
could 4ust add one6t'o e)tra increases in t#e increase round, t#en place a marker on eac# side of t#e
p sts$ =#e remaining sts -k sts. s#ould "e t#e num"er 'ritten in t#e pattern$
=#ese p sts 'ill "ecome t#e >steek? t#at you se' and cut in t#e end$

@nit pattern 1, t#en knit stockinette stitc# 'it# '#ite until "ody measures 2, 25, 2A, 0, , 6 cm$
But 6, 6, A, 8, ;, ; sts on a stitc##older for each side of t#e "ody for armpits$ But aside and knit
slee1es$
Slee1es: Cast on 26, 26, 28, 0, 0, 0 sts, 4oin in t#e round and 'ork ri" stitc# for 10, 10, 10, 12,
12, 12 rounds$ S'itc# to needle size 5mm and 'ork stockinette stitc#$ Cor first round increase
e1enly until t#ere<s 0, 0, 0, 6, 6, 6sts$
,ork pattern 1, t#en 'it# '#ite 'ork stockinette stitc# increase 2sts at t#e inside of t#e slee1e
-place a marker. for e1ery 6 rounds , , 4, 2, , times -error in t#e pattern. until you #a1e 6, 6,
8, 40, 42, 42 sts$ ,ork until slee1es measures 26, 28, 1, 5, 8, 41 cm$
But 6, 6, A, 8, ;, ; sts aside on a stitc##older for armpits$
*oke: Doin sts for slee1es and "ody on one circular needle$ *ou s#ould #a1e a total of 12, 18, 144,
150 156, 162 sts$
@nit pattern 2 E notes: in 14
t#
round 5
t#
and 6
t#
sts is knitted toget#er using m0raudur$ 3fter 15
t#

round knit 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 round 'it# m0raudur$ 5n 16
t#
round 4
t#
and 5
t#
sts is knitted toget#er 'it#
'#ite$ 5n 25
t#
round <d and 4
t#
is knitted toget#er 'it# '#ite$ %ound 2A
t#
2
nd
and <d stitc# is knitted
toget#er 'it# '#ite$
,it# m0raudu knit 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 rounds$ *ou s#ould #a1e 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54sts on your needles$
,it# needle size !mm knit 14, 14, 16, 18, 18, 20 rounds of ri" stitc# using '#ite$
Food: -t#is is also done in t#e round. S'itc# to needle 5mm, knit stockinette stitc#, using '#ite,
'#ile in first round increase e1enly until you #a1e 54, 54, 54, 60, 60, 60sts$
,ork stockinette stitc# until t#e #ood measures 18, 1;, 20, 20, 21, 22 cm, t#en 'ork pattern E
'#ic# isn<t included, "ut is pattern 1 upside do'n (.
Cinis#ing
Close top of t#e #ood -note: 5 t#ink it<s easier to do t#is after you #a1e se'n and cut.$
:sing a se'ing mac#ine -t#ere are ot#er tec#ni8ues too E look in t#e Gopi7friends group., using
small straig#t stitc#es, se' on eac# side of t#e middle t'o stitc#es from "ottom of "ody to top6front
of #ood$ Cut "et'een t#e stitc#es$ -=#en 5 'ould se' top of t#e #ood toget#er.
,it# '#ite, croc#et t'o rounds of single croc#et -:S.6dou"le croc#et -:@. around t#e edge putting
t#e #ook t#roug# e1ery ot#er sts$
5n t#ird round make "utton#oles 'it# A7;cm in "et'een: make 2 c#ain stitc#es, skip ne)t stitc#,
continue 'it# sc6dc "et'een "utton#oles$ S'itc# to m0raudu and make one round in sc6dc$
,as# and se' in ends, armpits and "uttons (.