Astrid - Long Wool Cardigan Sweater Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Álafoss Lopi from Iceland, in the colours shown — or swap them for your own, free.
- Free shipping over $149 — US, Canada & Europe
- US & Canada — duties & taxes settled at checkout
- Ships worldwide from Iceland
- Genuine Ístex lopi from Iceland
- Pattern emailed right away
- Swap colours free
Overview
- Includes: Knitting pattern + the lopi yarn for this design
- Yarn: Álafoss Lopi — genuine Ístex lopi
- Designer: Astrid Ellingsen
- Options: Without needles, With needles
What's in the kit
- 8 × Alafoss Lopi - 9958 Light Indigo
- 3 × Alafoss Lopi - 0054 Light Ash Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 0709 Midnight Blue
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9969 Fuchsia Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9959 Indigo
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
- 8 × Alafoss Lopi - 9958 Light Indigo
- 3 × Alafoss Lopi - 0054 Light Ash Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 0709 Midnight Blue
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9969 Fuchsia Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9959 Indigo
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 4.0mm / 20cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 6.0mm / 20cm
Astrid - Long Cardigan Sweater with pockets
This knitting kit includes all material needed to make your own traditional Icelandic sweater: Astrid, Designed by Astrid Ellingsen and adaptation by Védís Jónsdóttir.
Includes: Pattern in English, Knitting needles, Álafoss lopi Wool needed to make the largest sweater
Álafosslopi – 100 g balls
A 9958 Light Indigo x 8
B 0054 Light Ash Heather x3
C 0709 Midnight Blue x1
D 9969 Fuchsia Heather x1
E 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather x1
F 9959 Indigo x1
Size: S (M) L (XL)
Chest: 97 (101) 106 (111) cm
Length to underarm: 72 (74) 76 (78) cm
Sleeve lenght to underarm: 46 (47) 48 (49) cm
Optional, high quality ADDI knitting needles:
6.0mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4½ mm (US 7) circular needles 40 and 80 cm.
4½ mm (US 7) and 6 mm (US 10) double pointed needles
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.
Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why knitters love our kits
- Pattern and yarn, matched for youNo yarn maths. The right colours and amounts for this design arrive in one parcel.
- Real Ístex lopiThe same wool Icelanders knit with — spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep.
- Pattern in your inbox right awayEmailed when you order, so you can read it through while the yarn travels.
- Your colours, freeSwap any colour for another in the same yarn at no extra charge.
- No surprises at the doorUS and Canada duties and taxes are settled at checkout.
- Iceland's biggest kit shelfOver 500 lopi kits, packed by our family-run team since 2013.
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