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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

Freckleface Gulf Stream sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.40

Alasuq Light Ash Heather and Navy Wool Sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Elina Grande - Light Ash Grey Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $118.80

Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Frost Grey wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $154.80

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Spring Green - Knitting Kit

From $96.00

(5.0)

Bárru Summer Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

Bárru Winter Alafoss Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $157.20

(5.0)

Jonsok - Blue Lett-Lopi wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Styrkur Golden Yellow Pullover Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $61.20

(5.0)

Cloudberry Beige Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Hiutaleneule Snowflake - Wool sweater knitting kit

From $118.80

(5.0)

Yfir - Einband Wool Lace Knitting Kit

From $86.40

Fjörður - Icelandic Brown wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $146.40

(5.0)

Eyrnastór - Orange wool hat with ear covers - Knitting Kit

From $42.00

Pæling - Orange Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $129.60

Fjara - Icelandic Wool throw blanket crochet kit

From $244.80

(5.0)

OK Glacier White Bulky Sweater Knitting Kit

From $121.20

(5.0)

Sjóna Moss Green Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Sjóna White Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $90.00

(5.0)

Alexander Icelandic sweater Grey Green - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Hurl - Kast Knitting Kit

From $84.00

(5.0)

Haust Icelandic Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $120.00

Kría - Pink Wool Children Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $55.20

Glóð - Knitting Kit

From $100.80

BLUE STAPI- Knitting Kit

From $117.60

BEIGE STAPI Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $118.80

Puffin Hat — Knitting Kit

From $47.90

Lilja - Wool Green Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $172.80

Winter Nights - Long Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $148.80

Alasuq Polar Teal Heather Wool Sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Alasuq Polar Black Tweet - Arctic & Orange sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Cecilia Lettlopi Spring Green and Grey Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

Margret Violet Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Easter Coarvegiella Alafoss Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $158.40

(5.0)

Flétta Oatmeal Heather Long Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $81.60

(5.0)

Hiutaleneule Ash Heather - Wool sweater knitting kit

From $118.80

(5.0)

Kónn - Dark Purple Shawl with fringes Knitting Kit

From $57.60

Eyrnastór - Black wool hat with ear covers - Knitting Kit

From $42.00

Grein Blue Icelandic sweater - Knitting Kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Snærós - White Alafoss Wool Cardigan sweater knitting kit

From $128.40

(5.0)

Snædís - White Icelandic Wool sweater knitting kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Bylgja - Black Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $74.40

(5.0)

Horse Wool Rug Blanket - Knitting Kit

From $187.20

(5.0)

Pi - Wool sweater knitting kit

From $118.80

(5.0)

Icelandic Long Wool Sweater Knitting Kit - Kastali - Lettlopi Knit Kit

Castle Lettlopi Long Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $136.80

(5.0)

Wingbeats Grey wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Reyniber Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Holiday - Red Knitting Kit

From $86.40

Stórstirni - Black Knitting Kit

From $144.00

TIGLAR - Dimond Patterned Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $68.40

(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.