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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

Mountain Icelandic sweater Grey - Knitting Kit

From $97.20

(5.0)

Rangur Greytone Unisex wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $112.79

Von Black Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $84.00

(5.0)

Skrugga Galaxy Long Open front Jacket - Knitting Kit

From $144.00

(5.0)

Gréta - Light Grey Bulky Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $118.80

Hennie Icelandic Wool Cardigan Blue - Knitting Kit

From $106.80

(5.0)

Elina - Rusty Brownish Sweater Knitting Kit

From $54.00

(5.0)

Jonsok - Natural colored wool cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Reindeer Grey Christmas Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $96.00

(5.0)

Ættarmót - Natural colored wool cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Hringur Icelandic sweater Grey Heather - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Árvakur - Black Icelandic pullover wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $118.80

(5.0)

Austri - Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $128.40

Frost - Beige Wool sweater with hood - Knitting Kit

From $129.60

(5.0)

Loforð - Promise Black wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $146.40

Saga - Natural colored wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Riddari - Spring Green Knitting Kit

From $96.00

(5.0)

Hvarf - Icelandic sweater or dress

From $126.00

(5.0)

Sérvitringur - Dark teal Knitting Kit

From $91.20

(5.0)

Órói - Brown Knitting Kit

From $129.60

Brautir — Colorful Knitting kit

From $127.06

Meiko Black Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $114.00

Börkur - Black Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $84.00

Börkur Dark Grey Sweater with Hood - Knitting Kit

From $99.60

Lilja - Wool Auburn Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $138.00

Freckleface Jasper Red sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.40

Freckleface Pink sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.40

Freckleface Light Blues Blue sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.40

Freckleface Golden Yellow sweater Knitting Kit

From $68.40

Alasuq Polar Pink - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $138.00

(5.0)

Sundrops - Lettlopi Light and Pink wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Blue wool sweater Knitting Kit

From $152.40

(5.0)

Land - Blue Long wool Jacket - Knitting Kit

From $84.00

The Wilderness sweater Cypress Green - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $128.40

(5.0)

The Wilderness sweater Teal Heather Tonje Blomseth edition - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $128.40

(5.0)

Winter Coarvegiella Light Ash Alafoss Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $128.40

(5.0)

Frænka / Aunty - Long White Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $139.20

Emina Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $132.00

(5.0)

Paula Lettlopi Blue Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

One - Einband Wool Lace Knitting Kit

From $86.40

Bláregn Purple wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $111.60

Lopi Little Doll Sweater - Knitting Kit Pattern

From $30.00

Lopi Little Doll - Knitting Kit Pattern

From $27.60

Þoka - Full zipp Grey Lettlopi Wool Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $85.20

(5.0)

Kastali Lettlopi Natural colors sweater - Knitting Kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Moska - Green Full Zipp Wool Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $129.60

Skrugga Long Open front Jacket - Knitting Kit

From $144.00

(5.0)

Hennie Icelandic Sweater Black Heather - Knitting Kit

From $106.80

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Black and Grey - Knitting Kit

From $96.00

(4.0)

Margret Frostbite Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(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.