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Icelandic Knitting Kits

Knit your own lopapeysa — pattern and yarn in one box

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About the kits

Knit your own lopapeysa — pattern and yarn in one box

Every kit pairs a traditional Icelandic pattern with genuine Ístex lopi — the exact yarn the design was written for. Knitting your own lopapeysa takes time and patience, and that is rather the point: hours of good work, and a sweater you will never take for granted.

At a glance

Includes: Knitting pattern + the lopi yarn
Needles: Optional add-on on most kits
Yarn: Genuine Ístex lopi
Skill range: First-timers to experts

Elina - Winter Blue Sweater Knitting Kit

From $60.90

(5.0)

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Uppstytta - Turquoise Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Anniversary - Sheep Black Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Spring Sun - Knitting Kit

From $90.90

(5.0)

GARRI Wool Sweater - Lopi Knitting Kit

From $116.00

(4.9)

Rósalind 8 petalled Rose Knitting Pattern Kit

From $155.00

(5.0)

Kátir Karlar - Icelandic classic Wool sweater knitting kit

From $76.90

(3.8)

Long Late Summer Jacket Red - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

Sporður - Bluegreen Poncho Knitting Kit

From $52.90

(5.0)

Benefit Oatmeal - Icelandic wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $116.00

(5.0)

QUIET Grey/Blue wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $68.90

(5.0)

Útjörð - Moss Knitting Kit

From $76.90

(5.0)

Reindeer Christmas Wool Sweater Knitting Kit - Red

Reindeer Red Christmas Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Dagný Pink wool sweater - Knitting kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Ranga Black Cardigan sweater - Knitting Kit

From $109.00

(5.0)

Riddari sweater knitting pattern kit- Apricot 1704 color

Riddari - Apricot Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Gjöf Icelandic Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Freyr Blue Icelandic sweater (12-19) - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Fjör colorful wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Bylgja - Grey Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

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Riddari - Moor Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

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Riddari - Blue Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Elina - Dark Plum Sweater Knitting Kit

From $60.90

(5.0)

RÓSIR Einband Wool lace sweater - Knitting Kit

From $79.20

(5.0)

Joy Yellow Long Wool Cardigan Jacket - Knitting Kit

From $117.00

(5.0)

Viktor - One color Lettlopi wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Hvammur Grey Icelandic Mens wool sweater - Knitting kit

From $116.00

(5.0)

Cecilia Lettlopi Apricot Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

Logn - Pink One color Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Noel - Christmas Sweater Plotulopi Knitting Kit

From $68.90

(5.0)

BLUE ANKER - Knitting Kit

From $79.20

(5.0)

ASKA Ash - Knitting Kit

From $57.60

(5.0)

Loforð - Promise Beige wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $149.00

(5.0)

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Eternity Galaxy - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Bylgja - Purple Knitting Kit

From $74.90

(5.0)

Riddari - Dark Grey lettlopi wool Knitting Kit - Riddari knitting pattern kit- Icelandic lettlopi wool yarn

Riddari - Grey Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

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Light Breeze - Knitting Kit

From $109.00

(3.0)

JÓN - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

Elina - Amber Heather Sweater Knitting Kit

From $60.90

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Wingbeats Green Lettlopi sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Uppstytta - Blue Grey Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Blue Woolen Winter Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $84.90

(5.0)

Baráttugleði - Colorful Einband Wool Lace - Knitting Kit

From $150.00

(5.0)

Fugl - Wool cardigan zipper - Knitting Kit

From $116.00

(4.5)

Alda woolen scarf - Knitting Kit

From $74.90

(5.0)

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Puffin Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(4.3)

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Late Summer Jacket Yellow Green - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

QUIET White and Green Woolen Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $68.90

(5.0)

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Útjörð - Blue Knitting Kit

From $76.90

(5.0)

Aftur Pullover sweater Lettlopi - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Good to know

Knitting kit questions, answered

I've never knitted a lopapeysa — can I manage a kit?

Many of our customers knit their first lopapeysa from one of these kits. Choose a one-colour or simple-yoke design to start, and warm up with our free patterns. Stuck mid-project? Write to us — we knit these ourselves.

What exactly is in the box?

The knitting pattern and the genuine Ístex lopi yarn for the design. On most kits you can add needles as an option at no fuss.

Which yarn do the kits use?

Most use Léttlopi — the classic lopapeysa yarn — while some designs call for Álafoss Lopi, Plötulopi or Einband. Each kit page says which.

Do US orders pay customs on delivery?

No — duties and taxes are settled at checkout, so nothing is due when the parcel arrives. No customs bills, no courier fees.

An Icelandic knitting kit is the whole project in one box: the pattern and every skein of genuine Icelandic lopi you need, measured for your size, in the designer's chosen colours. Cast on tonight; wear a lopapeysa you made yourself.

What's in the kit — and which one should you pick?

Each kit includes the pattern (in English) and the exact yarn quantities for the size you order — no guessing, no leftover-skein roulette. Browse by who you're knitting for: men's sweaters, women's sweaters and children's, or explore by designer — from Ístex's own Védís Jónsdóttir to Nordic names like Tove Richter and Linka Neumann in our designer collection. If it's your first lopapeysa, a single-colour yoke pattern is the gentlest start — and our free patterns let you try the craft before you commit to a big project.

We're knitters in a knitting country — if you're stuck choosing between two kits, tell us who it's for and we'll give you an honest answer.