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Man wearing Stigi wrapped round his neck, one end hanging down the front — white Jöklalopi in moss stitch with a column of eyelets down the middle and a thick fringe, in the pattern’s own colour. His sweater, shaded from light grey to almost black, and the light trousers are not part of the pattern

Stigi — Bulky Ladder Scarf Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Stigi scarf in white Jöklalopi with fringes, worn over a grey sweater

Stigi — Jöklalopi Scarf Knitting Kit

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From $64.90

Stjörnuband cushion knitted in Álafosslopi — big ruby red stars on a white ground

Stjörnuband — Cushion Knitting Kit

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From $59.90

Stjörnuband — Knitting pattern

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$8.00

Stjörnuljós barna children's sweater knitted in Léttlopi — light ash with a black and white star yoke

Stjörnuljós barna — Children’s Knitting Kit

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From $78.90

Smiling boy with his hands in his pockets in Stjörnuljós barna — a light ash round-yoke sweater with ribbed hem and cuffs and a yoke of black star shapes with white and dark grey, white towards the ash rib neckband, shown in the pattern’s own colours. The jeans are not part of the pattern

Stjörnuljós barna — Children’s Star Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Stjörnuljós Icelandic sweater knitted in Álafosslopi — light ash with a black and white star yoke

Stjörnuljós — Knitting Kit

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From $119.00

Stjörnuljós — Knitting pattern

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(6)

$8.00

Girl in the first Stjörnur colourway — golden stars in blue and red tweed diamonds, rust-orange zigzags and olive green stripes, a round yoke, a violet-blue collar, hem and cuffs, and a zip up the front (shown in the original colours — this kit has space blue, a brighter royal blue, for the ultra violet, blue tweed for the monet blue, plain happy red for the flecked fire red and amber heather for the orange rust). The zip is not included; the skirt, headband, tights and shoes are not part of the pattern

Stjörnur — Blue & Gold Children’s Star Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

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From $110.00

Girl in Stjörnur 1 — golden stars in blue and red tweed diamonds, rust-orange zigzags and olive green stripes, a round yoke, a violet-blue turn-down collar, hem and cuffs, and a zip up the front, shown in the pattern’s original colours (ultra violet, monet blue, fire red and orange rust are no longer made). Her headband, denim skirt, tights and shoes are not part of the pattern

Stjörnur — Children’s Star Zip Cardigan Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Boy in the second Stjörnur colourway — white stars in midnight blue diamonds, with red, rust-orange, olive green and blue tweed bands, a round yoke, a blue tweed collar, hem and cuffs, and a zip up the front (shown in the original colours — this kit has blue tweed with white flecks for the monet blue, and amber heather for the orange rust). The zip is not included; the beanie and jeans are not part of the pattern

Stjörnur — Navy & White Children’s Star Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

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From $99.90

Smiling young man leaning on a white wall with a green railing in the black Stórstirni, shown in the pattern’s own colours — a black heather Jöklalopi sweater with K2, P2 ribs, a ring of large ash-grey eight-pointed stars with small diamonds between them, black peaks rising into a light grey upper yoke, and a high ribbed neck. The black trousers are not part of the pattern

Stórstirni — Jöklalopi Star Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Man in the brown Strax sweater — chocolate Jöklalopi in plain stocking stitch, ribbed hem and cuffs, and a ribbed polo collar with a carrot red tip (shown in the original colours — this kit has oatmeal heather, a light beige, for the carrot red tip). The shoulder bag and jeans are not part of the pattern

Strax — Brown Bulky Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $142.00

Man in front of a mosaic wall in the brown version of Strax — chocolate Jöklalopi in plain stocking stitch, ribbed hem and cuffs, and a ribbed polo collar with a carrot red tip, shown in the pattern’s original colours (carrot red is no longer made). The canvas shoulder bag and the jeans are not part of the pattern

Strax — Bulky Polo-Neck Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Strik lace scarf in crimson Einband, worn around the neck

Strik — Einband Lace Scarf Knitting Kit

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From $26.90

Strik — Einband Lace Scarf Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Woman wearing the Strokkur neck warmer — waves of oatmeal, blush, grenadine and dark wine Einband

Strokkur — Einband Neck Warmer Knitting Kit

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From $43.90

Smiling woman outdoors wearing Strokkur scrunched round her neck — an Einband neck warmer in waves of oatmeal heather, blush, grenadine and dark wine, with small yarn-over holes, shown in the pattern’s own colours. The navy corduroy jacket and the dark top under it are not part of the pattern

Strokkur — Wave-Pattern Neck Warmer Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Strolling Chikens Socks - Knitting Kit

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From $41.90

Woman in the Strompur hat — chunky carmine red Plötulopi rib with her ponytail through the open, rolled top

Strompur — Open-Top Plötulopi Hat Knitting Kit

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From $37.90

Strompur — Open-Top Plötulopi Hat Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

A pair of Stúkur wrist warmers in navy Léttlopi with moss-stitch edges and small buttons sewn along the side

Stúkur — Léttlopi Wrist Warmers Knitting Kit

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From $26.90

A pair of Stúkur wrist warmers laid on large green leaves, in navy Léttlopi — the pattern’s blue version. Moss-stitch edges, and four small mismatched buttons along each warmer, sewn on with red yarn in little crosses

Stúkur — Léttlopi Wrist Warmers Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Styrkur Arctic Blue Pullover Sweater - Knitting Kit

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(2)

From $70.90

Styrkur Golden Yellow Pullover Sweater - Knitting Kit

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(2)

From $70.90

Woman with short blonde hair among white-flowering plants and ferns, a wooden building behind, wearing Styrkur in the pattern’s arctic blue — a long one-colour sweater with columns of eyelet holes round the round yoke. The cream trousers are not part of the pattern

Styrkur — Lace-Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Súla — Knitting pattern

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$8.00

Back of the Súla vest in royal fuchsia Léttlopi, showing the column down the middle of the back

Súla — Women’s Vest Knitting Kit

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From $48.90

Systur og bræður — Knitting pattern

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$8.00

Systur og bræður children’s zip cardigan in mimosa yellow Léttlopi with a colourful yoke, shown with the matching hat

Systur og bræður — Yellow Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit

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From $71.90

Sær long hooded robe knitted in Léttlopi — rough sea grey with a black heather front band, pocket tops and belt

Sær — Hooded Robe Knitting Kit

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From $144.00

Sær — Knitting pattern

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$8.00

Boy in the T sweater — indigo body and yoke, light denim sleeves, and white zigzag bands above the hem, around the upper arms and near the neck

T — Children’s Zigzag Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $99.90

Smiling boy leaning on wooden posts in the T sweater, in the pattern’s colours — an indigo blue body and yoke, light denim sleeves, a white and light denim zigzag band around the upper arms and above the hem, a white zigzag near the top of the yoke and a light denim ribbed neckband

T — Children’s Zigzag Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

The Taska bag worn across the body on its long, dark garter-stitch strap — bands of diamonds, small crosses and dots in oatmeal, white, yellow, red and orange on a brown-black ground, with an orange top edge and a button, shown in the pattern’s original colours (mustard and orange are no longer made). The light brown sweater, the black top under it and the grey jeans are not part of the pattern

Taska — Lined Colourwork Shoulder Bag Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Boy in the Tat sweater — a brown marl with a dark brown rib neckband and a dark amber zigzag band on each upper sleeve (shown in the original colours — this kit has forest green for the sea green in the marl). The jeans are not part of the pattern

Tat — Children’s Marled Plötulopi Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $78.90

Smiling boy by a rusty corrugated-iron wall in Tat — a brown marl crew-neck sweater flecked with grey-teal, a dark brown rib neckband and a dark amber zigzag band on each upper sleeve, shown in the pattern’s original colours (the sea green in the marl is no longer made). His jeans are not part of the pattern

Tat — Children’s Marled Plötulopi Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Man in the light beige heather Tattó turtleneck, with columns of bobbles and raised vertical strips on the front; the woman wears Tattó in white

Tattó — Light Beige Textured Turtleneck Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $99.90

A man and a woman in Tattó in front of a white house with a slate roof, in the pattern’s two colours: he wears light beige heather, she wears white. Columns of small bobbles and four raised vertical strips on the front and a tall K2, P2 rib collar; on her sweater a block of horizontal tucks by her left armhole and tucks round her left sleeve. Their jeans are not part of the pattern

Tattó — Textured Turtleneck Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Woman in the white Tattó turtleneck — columns of bobbles, raised vertical strips and horizontal tucks on the upper front and left sleeve; the man wears Tattó in light beige heather

Tattó — White Textured Turtleneck Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $99.90

Little girl in Teikn, the white version — a round yoke of small pink, green, yellow and lilac figures, little white cap sleeves, an A-line skirt and a narrow matching band above the moss-stitch hem, shown in the pattern’s original colours (sun yellow and lilac are no longer made). The pink long-sleeved top, the white patterned tights and the pink hairband are not part of the pattern

Teikn (Lopi 28) — Children’s Yoke Dress Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Boy in the Teikn sweater — blue tweed Álafosslopi with a light ash yoke pattern and a twisted-rib collar

Teikn — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit

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From $79.90

Little girl in the white Teikn dress — a round yoke of small pink, green, yellow and lilac figures, little white cap sleeves, an A-line skirt and a narrow matching band above the moss-stitch hem (shown in the original colours — this kit has mimosa for the sun yellow and milkyway for the lilac). The pink long-sleeved top, the tights and the hairband are not part of the pattern

Teikn — White Children’s Yoke Dress Knitting Kit

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From $65.90

Young man with reddish fair hair in front of a wooden door, wearing the blue Tíglar in the pattern’s original colours — monet blue with coloured flecks, a yoke of amber and midnight blue zigzag bands, midnight blue rib and neck, and amber points above the hem and cuffs. The jeans are not part of the pattern

Tíglar (Lopi 29) — Zigzag Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Smiling young woman with her hair up in front of a black wooden wall, wearing Tíglar in the pattern’s own colours — a white Léttlopi pullover with a round yoke of pink-edged diamonds with a chocolate-and-white lattice, chocolate diamonds with pink rings and white centres, and small pink-and-chocolate ovals near the short ribbed neck. The leaflet’s cover band with the name is at the bottom. The dark brown trousers and the earring are not part of the pattern

Tíglar (Lopi 30) — Round-Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

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$8.00

Tíglar - Blue Pullover wool sweater - Knitting kit

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From $130.00

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Stórstirni - Black Knitting Kit

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From $148.00

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Systur og bræður children’s zip cardigan in black Léttlopi with a straw and white yoke

Systur og bræður — Black Children’s Cardigan Knitting Kit

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From $54.90

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Taska — Lined Colourwork Shoulder Bag Knitting Kit

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From $65.90

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Girl in the red Teikn dress — a round yoke of white figures that read as interlocking loops, little cap sleeves, an A-line skirt and a white band above the moss-stitch hem (shown in the original colours — this kit has crimson red, a deeper and less pink red, in place of the light red). The cream long-sleeved top and the grey leggings are not part of the pattern

Teikn — Red Children’s Yoke Dress Knitting Kit

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From $48.90