ÁLFAR - Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Léttlopi 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
Just want the pattern? The Álfar pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- Genuine Ístex lopi from Iceland
- Pattern emailed right away
- Swap colours free
Overview
- Includes: Knitting pattern + the lopi yarn for this design
- Yarn: Léttlopi — genuine Ístex lopi
- Designer: Johanna Hjaltadottir
- Options: Without needles, With needles
What's in the kit
- 8 × Lettlopi yarn - 1409 Garnet Red
- 5 × Lettlopi yarn - 0059 Black
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 9426 Golden Heather
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1404 Glacier Blue
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1402 Heaven Blue Heather
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1704 Apricot
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
- 8 × Lettlopi yarn - 1409 Garnet Red
- 5 × Lettlopi yarn - 0059 Black
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 9426 Golden Heather
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1404 Glacier Blue
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1402 Heaven Blue Heather
- 1 × Lettlopi yarn - 1704 Apricot
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - 4.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.5mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.5mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 4.0mm / 20cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 4.5mm / 20cm
This knitting kit includes all the yarn needed to make your own traditional Icelandic hooded cardigan: ÁLFAR, a long cardigan with a hood. Original pattern by Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir, redesigned by Védís Jónsdóttir; instructions by Hulda Hákonardóttir. Not included: the 5–6 toggles the pattern closes it with.
Included: Pattern from Lopi 34, knitting needles, Lett Lopi, Wool needed to make the largest sweater
Léttlopi – 50 gr balls
A 1409 garnet red 8
B 0059 black 5
C 1704 (replaces 1410 Orange) 1
D 9426 golden 1
E 1404 glacier blue 1
F 1402 heaven blue 1
Optional, high quality ADDI knitting needles:
4mm (US 6) circular needles, 80 cm
4.5mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4mm and 4.5mm dpns
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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