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Free Icelandic Knitting Patterns
11 lopapeysa sweaters and cardigans, 3 hats, mittens, fingerless gloves and a scarf. English PDFs, free by email. Most have a kit with all the yarn.
Kits: the pattern and all the yarn in one parcel
See all kitsPick a design, choose with or without needles, and the yarn arrives from Iceland with the pattern emailed to you.
400 more Ístex patterns, $8 each
See all patternsThe whole Ístex library as PDF downloads: sweaters, cardigans, hats, mittens and more, in Léttlopi, Álafosslopi, Plötulopi and Einband. Emailed right after purchase.
Free Icelandic knitting patterns, ready to download as PDFs — classic lopapeysur, hats, mittens and more, designed for genuine Icelandic lopi. A good free pattern is the honest way to find out how much you'll love knitting with this wool.
How do the free patterns work?
Add a pattern to your cart like any product — it costs nothing — and you'll receive the PDF download. Each pattern lists the exact yarn quantities and needle sizes; from there, pick your colours in Léttlopi, Álafoss Lopi or whichever lopi the pattern calls for. Prefer everything measured and boxed? The same designs often exist as complete kits with the yarn included.
Our knitting blog covers the techniques — yoke construction, floats, blocking — and if a chart has you puzzled at row 47, send us a message. We've been there.