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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

Aftur Pullover sweater Lettlopi - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Sprout - Lettlopi Blue Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Kría - Toodler Woolen Cardigan Bluegreen Knitting Kit

From $55.20

Riddari- Brown Knitting Kit

From $81.60

(5.0)

LOKI - Wool sweater Lopapeysa Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(4.6)

Bullfinch Icelandic Christmas sweater - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Elina - Ivory Beige Knitting Kit

From $52.80

(5.0)

HIND Léttlopi wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $79.20

(5.0)

Warm wool mittens with a hood - Knitting Kit

From $33.60

(5.0)

Alexander Icelandic sweater Black Heather - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Hitaspá - Knitting Kit

$157.08

(5.0)

Kambur Grey Childrens Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $61.20

Puffin Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

From $98.75

(4.3)

ARI Lettlopi Wool Button Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $97.20

Sumuneule White Blue Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $106.80

(5.0)

Skjóla Neck Warmer - Knitting Kit

From $60.00

Elina - Ivory Beige & Blue Sweater Knitting Kit

From $54.00

Hvammur - Knitting Kit Icelandic wool sweater

From $110.28

(5.0)

Sjón - Light Grey wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $110.40

(4.7)

Blueberry Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Spegill - Pink Einband Wool Lace - Knitting Kit

From $72.00

(5.0)

GREY GOLA - Knitting Kit

From $73.20

(5.0)

Snowfall - Fjallalopi Blue Knitting Kit

From $76.80

(5.0)

Jólaskjól - Christmas Tree Skirt - Knitting Kit

From $120.00

BIRTA - Turquoise wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $91.20

(4.5)

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Forseti - Grey Pullover Knitting Kit

From $120.00

$128.40

(5.0)

Voff - Knitting Kit

From $32.40

Progress - Knitting Kit

From $118.80

(5.0)

Einir Alafoss Lopi wool sweater knitting kit

From $129.60

(5.0)

Meiko Icelandic sweater Murky - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Margret Blue Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Rova Light Grey Sweater Knitting Kit

From $84.00

(5.0)

Ugla Brownish Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $103.20

(5.0)

Castle Lettlopi Blue Short Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $84.00

(5.0)

Multicolor Earth Unisex knitting kit - Icelandic wool sweater

From $154.80

(5.0)

Anniversary - Brown Pullover Knitting Kit

From $97.20

(5.0)

Nightfall Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

$108.00

(5.0)

Seifur - Traditional Icelandic wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $68.40

(5.0)

Dóttir - Sunset Rose Women Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $76.80

Alasuq Polar Original sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Energy Greyscale wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $92.40

(5.0)

Handknit Fingerless Gloves Fjallalopi

From $20.40

(5.0)

Kuuraneule Blue Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

GNÓTT Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $76.80

(5.0)

Berry Lettlopi Wool Open Front Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Sexblaðarós -Blue Sweater Knitting Kit

From $123.60

GOÐI - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Alasuq Polar Grey Tweet and Navy sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

RANGA BROWN Cardigan wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Vestur - Knitting Kit

From $139.20

(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.