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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

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Desire Icelandic Wool Cardigans knitting kit

From $128.40

Horse Wool Rug Blanket - Knitting Kit

From $193.00

(5.0)

Pi - Wool sweater knitting kit

From $126.00

(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 $80.90

(5.0)

Glitrandi — Knitting Kit

From $192.00

(5.0)

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US Flag Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

From $102.00

Skull Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

From $96.90

Lofoten Cod Fish Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

From $143.95

Ris — Knitting Kit

From $102.00

Sipoonkorpi - Yellow Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $108.00

Meiko Black Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $114.00

Gimsteinn Light Ash Lettlopi Long Sweater Dress - Knitting Kit

From $166.80

(5.0)

Alasuq Polar Highland Green sweater - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $145.00

(5.0)

Sundrops - Lettlopi Blue and White wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Elina Grande - Oatmeal Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $129.60

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1927 Womens Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $122.40

(5.0)

Virki - Blue Icelandic sweater - Knitting Kit

From $116.00

(5.0)

Héla - Blue Wool cardigan with zipper - Knitting kit

From $107.00

(5.0)

Paula Lettlopi Beige Wool cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

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Bláregn Yellow wool button Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $103.20

(5.0)

Olava Pink and Purple Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Mountain Icelandic sweater Grey - Knitting Kit

From $97.20

(5.0)

Nú - Light Grey Bulky Sweater Knitting Kit

From $109.20

Vigdis Icelandic Grey Yellow Lettlopi Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Lingonberry Red Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Elina - Rusty Brownish Sweater Knitting Kit

From $60.90

(5.0)

Margret Lettlopi Light Grey Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

Jonsok - Blue Lett-Lopi wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Jonsok - Blue Lett-Lopi wool cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Black Spiral wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Ylja - Long Wool Cardigan Sweater Coat Knitting Kit

From $193.00

Embla - Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $145.00

Bragi Brown Icelandic sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Ásdís - Blue Wool sweater knitting kit

From $155.00

(5.0)

BLÆR - Purplish red Cardigan Wool Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Viðar wool sweater Dark Grey - Knitting Kit

From $84.90

(5.0)

Joker Grey Icelandic Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

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SIGLA Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $79.90

COLOR SYMPHONY - Knitting Kit

From $86.40

BLÆR - Brown Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Brautir — Colorful Knitting kit

From $136.00

Börkur - Black Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $92.90

Börkur Dark Grey Sweater with Hood - Knitting Kit

From $109.00

Lilja - Wool Auburn Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $145.00

Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi White Red wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $154.80

(5.0)

Hvammur Brown Mens Icelandic wool sweater - Knitting kit

From $116.00

(5.0)

Katla Colorful long button cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $97.20

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.