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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

Woman in the María cap and mittens — stone blue heather crochet with navy cord spirals

María — Cap, Mittens & Fingerless Mitts Kit

From $54.90

Boy in the barley Kjarr sweater, seated, showing the garter-stitch yoke

Kjarr — Barley Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $48.90

Woman in the Kaðlastaðir cardigan — cabled all over in blended peach and light beige, with a deep cabled collar

Kaðlastaðir — Cabled Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $99.90

Woman wearing the Strokkur neck warmer — waves of oatmeal, blush, grenadine and dark wine Einband

Strokkur — Einband Neck Warmer Knitting Kit

From $43.90

Girl in the Laufey cardigan in clover green Plötulopi, with leaves and bobbles on the yoke

Laufey — Children’s Leaf Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $62.90

Woman in the Blaka sweater — broad Einband stripes of grey, lime, light ash and yellow with ribbed cuffs

Blaka — Einband Striped Sweater Knitting Kit

From $78.90

Woman in the Blámi long cardigan — light indigo Álafosslopi with a tall collar and long ribbed cuffs

Blámi — Long Álafosslopi Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $139.00

Child in the Kapp sweater — murky Léttlopi with rough sea basket-weave edges and a slit neckline

Kapp — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $60.90

Woman in the ladies’ Frikki sweater — long, dark grey heather Álafosslopi with a tall collar and a light J on the front

Frikki — Ladies’ Initial Sweater Knitting Kit

From $139.00

Man in the Frikki sweater — oatmeal heather Álafosslopi with a tall ribbed collar and a chocolate F on the chest

Frikki — Men’s Initial Sweater Knitting Kit

From $119.00

Child in the Úlfhildur sweater — chocolate heather Álafosslopi with a tall collar and a pink Ú on the front

Úlfhildur — Children’s Initial Sweater Knitting Kit

From $75.90

Girl in the red Kjós cardigan — oxblood red Álafosslopi with a five-colour yoke and a zip front

Kjós — Red Children’s Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $110.00

Two children in Kjós cardigans — on the left, the brown colourway in sheep sorrel with a five-colour yoke

Kjós — Brown Children’s Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $110.00

Woman wearing the Hetta hood up — spring green heather Léttlopi with moss-stitch edges, buttoned under the chin

Hetta — Léttlopi Hood Knitting Kit

From $31.90

Woman in the Slydda sweater — rust-brown tweed of orange Einband and chocolate Plötulopi, with orange stripes on the yoke and sleeves

Slydda — Ladies’ Orange Stripe Sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.90

Man in the Slydda sweater — mossy brown tweed of lime Einband and chocolate Plötulopi, with lime stripes on the yoke and upper arm

Slydda — Men’s Lime Stripe Sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.90

Woman in the Þórunn long cardigan — ivory beige, textured all over, buttoned at the top

Þórunn — Long Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $82.90

Man in the Rökkur cardigan — white Álafosslopi with midnight blue, denim and grey zigzags, a ribbed shawl collar and folded white cuffs

Rökkur — Shawl-Collar Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $169.00

Fregn cushion in chocolate, ecru and oatmeal heather Álafosslopi with a fringe, on a gold velvet armchair

Fregn — Álafosslopi Cushion Knitting Kit

From $49.90

Baby sitting in the Hjörtu set — murky Léttlopi cardigan with white hearts round the yoke and small straw V shapes, and matching murky trousers

Hjörtu — Baby Cardigan & Trousers Knitting Kit

From $76.90

Sold out

Girl in the Blómey zip cardigan — oxblood red Álafosslopi with a flower yoke in seven colours

Blómey — Children’s Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $130.00

Boy in the Akur sweater — garden green Álafosslopi with a seven-colour yoke on light ash

Akur — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $130.00

Þula scarf in eight colours of Einband, with stripes and small patterns and a fringe at each end, hanging from a pole

Þula — Einband Scarf Knitting Kit

From $67.90

Boy in the Teikn sweater — blue tweed Álafosslopi with a light ash yoke pattern and a twisted-rib collar

Teikn — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $79.90

Sold out

Dimma dress in black Einband with a royal blue, teal, brick and yellow yoke and yellow lace cuffs

Dimma — Einband Dress Knitting Kit

From $84.90

Lausn hat in light beige Léttlopi with tied tufts of colour, lying in the grass

Lausn — Light Léttlopi Hat Knitting Kit

From $60.90

Geisli toddler cardigan in sunset rose with a golden yoke, knitted in Plötulopi and Einband

Geisli — Pink-Yellow Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $57.90

Heartwarmer shrug in the red-roses colourway seen from the back, with the rose band across the shoulders (shown in the original colours)

Heartwarmer — Red Roses Léttlopi Shrug Knitting Kit

From $81.90

Heartwarmer shrug in black Léttlopi with blue roses, worn seated over a black top

Heartwarmer — Blue Roses Léttlopi Shrug Knitting Kit

From $81.90

Litlu manneskjurnar children’s cardigan in the golden-peach colourway, with little white figures on the yoke (shown in the original colours)

Litlu manneskjurnar — Pink-Yellow Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $54.90

Two children in Litlu manneskjurnar cardigans — on the left, the blue-green colourway (shown in the original colours)

Litlu manneskjurnar — Blue-Green Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $54.90

Afleggjari children’s sweater in dark amber Plötulopi with a light ash yoke patterned in green and black sheep (shown in the original colours)

Afleggjari — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $70.90

Stigi scarf in white Jöklalopi with fringes, worn over a grey sweater

Stigi — Jöklalopi Scarf Knitting Kit

From $64.90

Drekabörn children’s sweater in clover green Plötulopi with a yoke of dark figures on light ash and blue (shown in the original colours)

Drekabörn — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $87.90

Strik lace scarf in crimson Einband, worn around the neck

Strik — Einband Lace Scarf Knitting Kit

From $26.90

Sold out

Mark lace beret in Einband — black heather band and rings of lace

Mark — Einband Lace Beret Knitting Kit

From $43.90

Túlipanar lace cape in flame red Einband, worn over a white dress

Túlipanar (Tulips) — Lace Cape Knitting Kit

From $49.90

Fura children’s sweater in white Léttlopi with a grey yoke

Fura — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

From $71.90

A papillon dog wearing the Jólahundur sweater in garnet red Léttlopi with a black belt

Jólahundur — Christmas Dog Sweater Knitting Kit

From $42.90

Púls mittens — black Léttlopi hands with a six-colour Einband wrist pattern

Púls — Einband and Léttlopi Mittens Knitting Kit

From $66.90

Leistar socks in crimson Léttlopi with ÞETTA REDDAST knitted around the leg

Leistar — Þetta Reddast Socks Knitting Kit

From $42.90

Sold out

Glitta brioche scarf, dark version — black cosmos Plötulopi with deep Einband stripes and fringes

Glitta — Dark Brioche Scarf Knitting Kit

From $66.90

Draumur um drama beret in teal Álafosslopi

Draumur um drama — Beret Knitting Kit

From $36.90

1 í hendi mittens in navy, fjord blue, air blue and apricot Léttlopi

1 í hendi — Bird Mittens Knitting Kit

From $42.90

Staka vest, blue version — ocean blue below, white above and a lettered band in apricot and mimosa

Staka — Blue and White Vest Knitting Kit

From $65.90

Glitta brioche scarf, light version — ivory beige Plötulopi with pastel Einband stripes and fringes

Glitta — Light Brioche Scarf Knitting Kit

From $66.90

Krókur mittens in black heather Léttlopi with a light ash hook pattern

Krókur — Léttlopi Mittens Knitting Kit

From $37.90

Staka vest, brown version — black heather Léttlopi with murky and light ash patterning

Staka — Brown Vest Knitting Kit

From $65.90

Sold out

Beta ruffled collar in black Léttlopi with white Einband, worn over a black sweater

Beta — Ruffled Collar Knitting Kit

From $32.90

Friður round mat in ruby red Álafosslopi with an ecru border reading GLEÐILEGA HÁTÍÐ · LJÓSS OG FRIÐAR

Friður — Round Christmas Mat Knitting Kit

From $69.90

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.