Hilda - Wool sweater knitting kit

$118.80

Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex Álafoss Lopi from Iceland, in the colours shown — or swap them for your own, free.

Options:

Without needlesWith needles

Variant

Same-day dispatch* Weekday orders before 14:00 UTC leave Iceland the same day

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: Gudridur Adalsteinsdottir
Options: Without needles, With needles

What's in the kit

8 × Alafoss Lopi - 0086 Light Beige Heather
2 × Alafoss Lopi - 0058 Dark Grey 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 / 80cm
1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
1 × Addi - Double ended 4.5mm / 20cm

Kit options

Add a printed copy of the pattern +$10.00
The pattern always arrives by email — tick this to also get it on paper in the parcel Choose your own colours free
Any kit can be knitted in any colours of the same yarn

Description

This knitting kit includes all material needed to make your own traditional Icelandic sweater: Hilda sweater made of Álafoss lopi, designed by Guðríður Aðalsteinsdóttir.

Includes: Pattern in English, Knitting needles*, yarn needed to make the largest sweater (XL)

Light brown sweater-Álafoss Lopi wool
M 0086 Light Beige Heather 8x
A 0058 Dark Grey Heather 2x
B 0051 White 1x

*Optional:
4½ mm (Old UK 7) (US 7) circular needles, 80 cm.
6 mm (Old UK 4) (US 10) circular needles, 40 cm and 80 cm.
4½ 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.

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.

Family-owned since 2013Run by two brothers in Iceland

2,600+ verified reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5

Same-day dispatch*Weekday orders — see how it works

Genuine Ístex lopiPacked and shipped from Iceland

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.

Hilda - Wool sweater knitting kit