Herðubreið - Wool Sweater Knitting Kit - Iceland Vintage
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
- Options: Herdubreid -Black - Without needles, Herdubreid- Black - With needles
What's in the kit
- 7 × Alafoss Lopi - 0005 Black Heather
- 3 × Alafoss Lopi - 0056 Ash Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 0051 White
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
- 7 × Alafoss Lopi - 0005 Black Heather
- 3 × Alafoss Lopi - 0056 Ash Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 0051 White
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - 4.5mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 4.5mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 4.5mm / 20cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 6.0mm / 20cm
Beautiful unisex wool sweater. This knitting kit includes all material needed to make your own traditional Icelandic sweater: Herðubreið sweater made of Álafoss lopi.
Includes: Pattern in English, Knitting needles*, yarn needed to make the largest sweater
Alafoss Lopi 100 g balls
M 0005 Black Heather x7
A 0056 Ash Heather x3
B 0051 White x1
SIZES: XS S M L XL
Chest: 102 106 111 115 120 cm
Length to centre front neck edge: 62 65 68 70 72 cm
Woman’s sleeve length to underarm: 41 43 43 45 45 cm
Man’s sleeve length to underarm: 46 48 48 50 50 cm
*Optional, high quality ADDI knitting pins:
4.5 mm circular needles 40 and 80 cm
6.0 mm circular needles 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm and 6.0 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.
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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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