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Icelandic Knitting Kits

Knit your own lopapeysa — pattern and yarn in one box

Elina - Winter Blue Sweater Knitting Kit

Tove Richter · Knitting Kit

(10)

From $68.90

Anniversary - Sheep Black Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(11)

From $143.00

Spring Sun - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(7)

From $103.00

GARRI Wool Sweater - Lopi Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(8)

From $131.00

Rósalind 8 petalled Rose Knitting Pattern Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $176.00

Kátir Karlar - Icelandic classic Wool sweater knitting kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $86.90

Sporður - Bluegreen Poncho Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $60.90

Benefit Oatmeal - Icelandic wool sweater Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(7)

From $131.00

QUIET Grey/Blue wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $77.90

Útjörð - Moss Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $86.90

Reindeer Christmas Wool Sweater Knitting Kit - Red

Reindeer Red Christmas Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $110.00

Ranga Black Cardigan sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $123.00

Dagný Pink wool sweater - Knitting kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

From $110.00

Riddari sweater knitting pattern kit- Apricot 1704 color

Riddari - Apricot Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $110.00

Gjöf Icelandic Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $129.00

Freyr Blue Icelandic sweater (12-19) - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(8)

From $143.00

Fjör colorful wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $116.00

Bylgja - Grey Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $122.00

Riddari - Moor Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $110.00

Elina - Dark Plum Sweater Knitting Kit

Tove Richter · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $68.90

Viktor - One color Lettlopi wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $129.00

Hvammur Grey Icelandic Mens wool sweater - Knitting kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $131.00

Joy Yellow Long Wool Cardigan Jacket - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $133.00

Noel - Christmas Sweater Plotulopi Knitting Kit

Tove Richter · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $77.90

Logn - Pink One color Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $110.00

Cecilia Lettlopi Apricot Wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Tove Richter · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $143.00

BLUE ANKER - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $89.90

Loforð - Promise Beige wool sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $168.00

Bylgja - Purple Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $84.90

Elina - Amber Heather Sweater Knitting Kit

Tove Richter · Knitting Kit

From $68.90

Riddari - Dark Grey lettlopi wool Knitting Kit - Riddari knitting pattern kit- Icelandic lettlopi wool yarn

Riddari - Grey Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $110.00

JÓN - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

From $116.00

Wingbeats Green Lettlopi sweater - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(6)

From $129.00

Uppstytta - Blue Grey Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $110.00

Blue Woolen Winter Sweater - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $96.90

Alda woolen scarf - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $84.90

Baráttugleði - Colorful Einband Wool Lace - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

From $169.00

Fugl - Wool cardigan zipper - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $131.00

Late Summer Jacket Yellow Green - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

From $142.00

QUIET White and Green Woolen Cardigan - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

From $77.90

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Uppstytta - Turquoise Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(14)

From $110.00

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Long Late Summer Jacket Red - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $142.00

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Riddari - Blue Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(5)

From $110.00

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RÓSIR Einband Wool lace sweater - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $89.90

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ASKA Ash - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $64.90

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Eternity Galaxy - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(3)

From $116.00

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Light Breeze - Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $123.00

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Puffin Lopapeysa — Knitting Kit

Olga Begak · Knitting Kit

(4)

From $122.00

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Aftur Pullover sweater Lettlopi - Knitting Kit

The Icelandic Store · Knitting Kit

(2)

From $116.00

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Útjörð - Blue Knitting Kit

Ístex · Knitting Kit

(1)

From $86.90

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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

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.