Knitting with Icelandic Yarn

Tips and trick for knitting an Icelandic Sweater

Knitting Icelandic lopapeysa for the first time The first time I knitted a traditional Icelandic sweater, lopapeysa, it was a total disaster! I had no idea that there was more to it than simply kni...

It's all about the heel !

My son needed warm socks for preschool, so naturally I started digging through my stash looking for sock yarn and then I went ravelry browsing (what else?). Yes, I have a million sock patterns, and...

Knit a Warm Icelandic Sweater

One of the most distinctive sweater styles in the world is the Icelandic sweater.  These sweaters are unique in style and material, making them both warmly functional and beautifully fashionable. I...

Almost Gnótt

I love Icelandic sweaters.  Love them.  Where I live, I can only wear them on the very coldest of days as outerwear, but I love them anyway.  When I saw the Gnόtt sweater, I knew I had to make it. ...

Wool does not change: how it is knitted does

We all know that wool yarn is warm but it is only after working with Icelandic wool yarn that you realize that all wool is not the same. The major characteristic of wool that makes it highly market...

Knitting with Einband

Einband Wool Yarn makes beautiful sweaters that are lightweight and manageable. The yarns appear as fine strands in single ply which makes them very delicate when knitting. They can be made into sh...

Knitting with Plotulopi

If you have ever worn a sweater made of regular wool and though it was warm, then you have never experienced the feeling of a warm sweater. The property that gives this wool its warmth is the unke...

Knitting with Álafoss Lopi

Alafoss Lopi yarn When you want to knit a sweater that is bulky yet lightweight at the same time, Alafoss Lopi yarn is the way to go. Knitting a sweater using this yarn takes a short while since ...