Hvammur - Knitting Kit Icelandic wool sweater
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Overview
- Includes: Knitting pattern + the lopi yarn for this design
- Yarn: Álafoss Lopi — genuine Ístex lopi
- Designer: Rebekka Kristjansdottir
- Options: Brown sweater - Without needles, Brown sweater - With needles
What's in the kit
- 7 × Alafoss Lopi - 0867 Chocolate Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 1236 Burnt Orange
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather
- 1 × Alafoss Lopi - 1235 Ray Of Light
- Knitting pattern in English — sent to your email right after purchase
Choose “With needles” and we also pack:
- 1 × Addi - 5.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 5.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 40cm
- 1 × Addi - 6.0mm Circular knitting needles / 80cm
- 1 × Addi - Double ended 5.0mm / 20cm
Want different colours? Every kit can be knitted in any colours of the same yarn — no extra charge. Email us at support@icelandicstore.is right after ordering with the colour numbers you'd like (you'll find them on each yarn's page), and we'll confirm your colours before your kit is packed.
Hvammur is a sturdy Icelandic lopapeysa in chunky Álafosslopi — here in the Brown colourway: chocolate with a bold yoke in burnt orange, chartreuse green and ray-of-light yellow. Deep 2×2 ribbing at hem, cuffs and collar gives it a rugged, classic look. Designed as a men’s sweater, with separate sleeve lengths given for women.
Included
- Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes S (M L XL XXL)
A 0867 Chocolate — 5 (5 6 6 7)
B 1236 Burnt Orange — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
D 1235 Ray of Light — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 93 cm 36½″ |
98 cm 38½″ |
105 cm 41¼″ |
110 cm 43¼″ |
117 cm 46″ |
| Length to underarm | 41 cm 16¼″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
43 cm 17″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
| Sleeve length, women’s | 46 cm 18″ |
48 cm 19″ |
48 cm 19″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
| Sleeve length, men’s | 48 cm 19″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
52 cm 20½″ |
54 cm 21¼″ |
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch (body knitted on 6 mm needles).
Needles used in the pattern
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
5 mm (US 8) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
5 mm double pointed needles
Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.
Design: Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 37.
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 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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