Kátir Karlar - Knitting Kit - The Icelandic Store

Kátir Karlar - Icelandic classic Wool sweater knitting kit

$68.40

Knit a Cheerful Icelandic Classic: Create your own "Kátir Karlar" (Merry Men) sweater, a traditional Icelandic design by Védís Jónsdóttir, perfect for bringing joy and warmth.
Luxuriously Soft Plötulopi Wool: Work with authentic single-ply Plötulopi yarn, celebrated for its incredible lightness, softness, and cozy warmth, ensuring a comfortable finished garment.
Rich, Natural Color Palette: The kit features a harmonious blend of Plötulopi colors including Chocolate, Ivory Beige, Black Heather, and Oatmeal Heather, ideal for a timeless look.
Complete Kit, All Sizes Covered: Everything you need is included: a detailed English knitting pattern and ample yarn to craft a sweater in sizes XS through XXL.
Optional Premium Needles: Choose to add high-quality 5.5mm and 4.5mm circular and double-pointed knitting needles for ultimate convenience and a smooth start to your project.

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✓ No surprises on delivery — U.S. duties & taxes settled at checkout

Overview

What's in the kit

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

Vikings laughing with good friends — or just a crowd of energetic bearded men. Kátir Karlar (Merry Men) is a classical lopapeysa knitted from 2-ply Plötulopi, with different patterns on body and sleeves that don’t simply mirror the yoke, and ribs in contrasting colours.

Included

Icelandic Plötulopi wool (unspun plates, knitted 2-ply) — 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

Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 1032 Chocolate — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
B 1038 Ivory Beige — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
C 0005 Black Heather — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
D 1030 Oatmeal — 3 (3 3 4 4 4)

Sizes

	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Chest	91 cm 35¾″	97 cm 38¼″	103 cm 40½″	108 cm 42½″	114 cm 45″	120 cm 47¼″
Length to underarm	40 cm 15¾″	42 cm 16½″	44 cm 17¼″	46 cm 18″	47 cm 18½″	48 cm 19″
Sleeve length, women’s	45 cm 17¾″	46 cm 18″	47 cm 18½″	48 cm 19″	49 cm 19¼″	50 cm 19¾″
Sleeve length, men’s	49 cm 19¼″	50 cm 19¾″	51 cm 20″	52 cm 20½″	53 cm 20¾″	54 cm 21¼″

Gauge
14 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch with 2-ply Plötulopi on 5.5 mm needles.

Needles used in the pattern
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm and 5.5 mm double pointed needles

Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.

New to Plötulopi? Fear not — we have an excellent guide: Working with Plötulopi.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 38.

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.

Kátir Karlar - Icelandic classic Wool sweater knitting kit

$68.40

Yarn keeps breaking

Ive just started the pattern. I am not a tight knitter but the yarn keeps breaking. Im afraid it is not usable at all. Very discouraging and a waste of money

Kátir Karlar - Knitting Kit

The product arrived as promised very quickly and the whole process was ver efficient. The shipping packaging is beautiful and the presentation and chocolate were amazing. To be honest J did not realize the wool would be in rounds rather than balls and that it would be as thin and delicate. I have had to restart the project several times to get the guard and fear that I will need additional wool. It was only after I had researched the wool online and adjusted the sizing that I could make progress with the project. I am used to using the thicker lopi wools so I was a little disappointed. However I think in the end the sweater will be lovely and warm and much lighter. It is a learning experience which is always a good thing!

Kátir Karlar - Knitting Kit

Shipped very quickly - much quicker than I expected. My first time knitting with plotulopi wool and only my second time with circular needles. Knits up beautifully and really good value. I think that some more information on the website explaining how to knit up the jumpers and what the wool is like would encourage the not so confident knitters to buy the kits. Very happy with my purchase and excited to be knitting with genuine Icelandic wool!!

Kátir Karlar - Knitting Kit

I am extremely please with both the knitting kit and the service I received from the Icelandic Store.

The knitting kit was exactly what I was looking for and the fact that I was able to change the colours for ones of my choice was absolutely ideal.

The service was outstanding. I purchased the kit on 10th December and expected delivery to be 15 days but it actually arrived with me on the West Coast of Scotland on 17th December. That is quicker than some parcels I have received from mainland UK.

Very happy to recommend the Icelandic Store.

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.

Kátir Karlar - Icelandic classic Wool sweater knitting kit

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