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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

Paula Lettlopi Blue Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

One - Einband Wool Lace Knitting Kit

From $86.40

Lopi Little Doll Sweater - Knitting Kit Pattern

From $31.90

Lopi Little Doll - Knitting Kit Pattern

From $30.90

Killian Icelandic sweater Red - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

Þoka - Full zipp Grey Lettlopi Wool Cardigan - Knitting Kit

From $85.90

(5.0)

Kastali Lettlopi Natural colors sweater - Knitting Kit

From $120.00

(5.0)

Moska - Green Full Zipp Wool Cardigan Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Hennie Icelandic Sweater Black Heather - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Black and Grey - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(4.0)

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Margret Frostbite Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

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Klippa Galaxy Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

(5.0)

Kónn - Black Shawl with fringes Knitting Kit

From $57.60

Grettir White Icelandic sweater (12- 06) - Knitting Kit

From $155.00

(5.0)

Astrid - Long Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $164.00

Joker Blue Icelandic Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Chain black & white sweater dress - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $102.00

Áfram - Blue Sweater Dress Knitting Kit

From $92.40

Tíglar - Blue Pullover wool sweater - Knitting kit

From $126.00

Tíglar - Grey Pullover wool sweater - Knitting kit

From $126.00

Austur Reindeer sweater - Knitting Kit

From $126.00

(5.0)

VÆTTIR - Knitting Kit

From $102.00

FROSTROSES - Knitting Kit

From $74.90

Ýlir Icelandic yoke sweater knitted in Álafosslopi — dark grey with a black and light grey tweed yoke and a collar

Ýlir — Knitting Kit

From $106.30

Strolling Chikens Socks - Knitting Kit

From $40.99

Punktar — Brown Knitting kit

From $88.90

Distance Lavender Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $92.90

Meiko White Icelandic sweater - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $114.00

Beret Wool hat - Knitting Kit

From $29.90

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

From $145.00

(5.0)

Elina Grande - Black, Red and Orange Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $145.00

Elina Grande - White and Pink Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $135.00

Elina Grande - Light Grey and Blue Alafosslopi Wool Sweater Knitting Kit

From $116.00

Cecilia Lettlopi Brown Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $124.80

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Acorn Heather - Knitting Kit

From $96.00

(5.0)

Arnar Icelandic sweater Grey Heather - Knitting Kit

From $96.90

(5.0)

The Wilderness sweater Garden Green & Yellow - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

The Wilderness sweater Black Tweed & Burnt Orange - Alafosslopi Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Mikkeli Summer Lettlopi Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $119.98

(5.0)

Chain Colorful Black sweater dress - Lettlopi Knitting Kit

From $132.00

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Winter Coarvegiella Cypress Green Alafoss Wool Sweater - Knitting kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

Eli Lettlopi Navy Blue Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $108.00

(5.0)

Lote Unisex Blue Lettlopi Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $114.00

(5.0)

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Johanna Lettlopi GlacierLagoon Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $135.00

(5.0)

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Lettlopi Spring Morning White Sweater Vest - Knitting Kit

From $69.90

(5.0)

Rosalie - Beige and Yellow Plotulopi Knitting Kit

From $76.90

Rangur Greentone Unisex Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit

From $112.79

Carmen - White Shrug open front Knitting Kit

From $74.90

(5.0)

Auður - Light Grey Icelandic wool sweater - Knitting Kit

From $155.00

(5.0)

Hanne - Long Beige Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit

From $164.00

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.