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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

Earth Blue Unisex knitting kit - Icelandic wool sweater

From $124.00

(5.0)

JÖKLA RED - Knitting Kit

From $116.40

WINTER Black Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $84.90

Sold out

Puffin Hat — Knitting Kit

From $52.90

Meiko Green Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

The Wilderness sweater Acorn Heather - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $128.40

(5.0)

Sjöfn Green - Knitting Kit

From $91.20

(5.0)

Vegi Black Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Black and Blue - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Sold out

Saga - Brightly colored wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $165.60

(5.0)

Acorn Heather - Sweater with Horse pattern - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Logn - Green One color Knitting Kit

From $107.00

Riddari lett lopi wool sweater knitting kit. Icelandic wool knit kits

Riddari - Yellow Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Órói - Grey Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Merla - Icelandic Long Wool Sweater Dress Knitting Kit

From $86.39

FÖNN - Knitting Kit

From $91.20

(5.0)

BIRTA - Pink Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

Arnar Icelandic sweater Spring Green - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Vor - Spring Green Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $74.90

(5.0)

Raspberry Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Abelone Oatmeal Lettlopi Wool cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $115.20

(5.0)

Killian Icelandic sweater Blue - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Von Lagoon Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Fræ - Lettlopi Grey Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $132.00

(5.0)

Hiutaleneule Black Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Askur - Green Icelandic sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Sjöfn Brown Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $91.20

(5.0)

Sporður - Peach Poncho Woolen Knitting Kit

From $52.90

(5.0)

Sjón - Black Knitting Kit

From $116.00

(5.0)

Gimsteinn Ocean Blue Lettlopi Long Sweater Dress - Knitting Kit

From $166.80

(5.0)

Freckleface Dark Amber unisex cardigan Knitting Kit

From $76.90

(5.0)

Sold out

Alasuq Polar Cypress Green - Wheat, Arctic & Orange & Yellow sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $145.00

(5.0)

Elina Grande - Light Ash Grey Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Margret Violet Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Raspberry White & Pink Fjallalopi sweater - Knitting Kit

From $104.40

Lettlopi Black Sweater Vest - Knitting Kit

From $58.90

(5.0)

Dream - Peach Einband Wool Lace - Knitting Kit

From $72.00

(5.0)

Moska - Black Full Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Urdan zip-up Hoodies Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Styrkur Golden Yellow Pullover Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $68.90

(5.0)

Flétta Dark Red Long Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $82.90

(5.0)

Kideneule Light grey Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $90.90

(5.0)

Reindeer Christmas Wool Sweater Knitting Kit - Black

Reindeer Black Christmas Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $90.90

(5.0)

Eyrnastór - Orange wool hat with ear covers - Knitting Kit

From $48.90

Grey Heather - Sweater with Horse pattern - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Rainbow wool scarf - Knitting Kit

From $52.90

(5.0)

Riddari - Lagoon Heather Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

Distance Black Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $92.90

(5.0)

Haust Icelandic Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

Nótt - Shawl Knitting Kit

$66.90

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.