Börkur - Black Sweater - Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Plötulopi 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: Plötulopi — genuine Ístex lopi
- Designer: Johanna Vaurio Teravainen
- Style: Without needles, With needles
What's in the kit
- 6 × Plotulopi - 0005 Black Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 1421 Spruce Green Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 9103 Dark Grey Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 1026 Light Ash Heather
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
- 6 × Plotulopi - 0005 Black Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 1421 Spruce Green Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 9103 Dark Grey Heather
- 1 × Plotulopi - 1026 Light Ash Heather
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - 7.0 mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 3.5mm / 20cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 7.0mm / 20cm
Börkur Black Wool Sweater - Knitting Kit
BÖRKUR (means bark of a tree) is a warm sweater with a hood which is super comfy to wear in chilly weather. The model is designed for men, but with waist shaping it can easily be modified for women. Börkur is very light if made of double Plötulopi.
Johanna Vaurio-Teräväinen, or Johannavau, is a Finnish knitting designer whose passion for Iceland and Icelandic horses led her to specialize in Icelandic knitting and she finds inspiration in the rich colors of Icelandic yarns.
Note: Some may find it difficult to knit with Pötulopi. Here are information on how to:
How so you knit with unspun wool yarn like Plötulopi
Tips and Tricks on Plötulopi
Included: Pattern in English, *Knitting needles, Plotulopi wool yarn needed to make the largest sweater (3XL)
Plötulopi unspun wool yarn 100gr
Main Colour: 0005 Black Heather x 6
Colour 1: 1421 Spruce Green Heather x 1
Colour 2: 9103 Dark Grey Heather x 1
Colour 3: 1026 Light Ash Heather x 1
Also available in Dark Grey with hood
Chest: 85 - 92 - 100 - 108 - 115 - 123 - 131 cm
Sleeve: 31 - 35 - 38 - 38 - 38 - 42 - 46 cm
*Optional, high quality ADDI knitting pins:
7 mm circular needles 80 cm
7 mm double pointed needles
3.5 mm 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.
Choose options
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.
Good to know