Lopi - ISTEX

Lopi - ISTEX

Ístex (Icelandic Textiles) is the only spinning company in Iceland; Istex produces yarns for hand knitting from the wool of sheep indigenous to the island (lopi) Istex buys the wool directly from the Icelandic farmers and then carries out the entire spinning and dyeing process. The wool washing and combing process is carried out in the north of the country and that of spinning in the vicinity of Reykjavik

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  • Léttlopi 9432 grape heater Quick view

    Léttlopi 9432 grape heater

    €4.95

    Composition: 100% new Icelandic wool
    Skeins of 50 grs (1.7oz), approx. 100 m (109 yards)
    Gauge: 18 sts to 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5 to 5 mm (UK 7 to 6, US 7 to 8)

  • Léttlopi 9434 Quick view

    Léttlopi 9434 crimson red

    €4.95

    Composition: 100% new Icelandic wool
    Skeins of 50 grs (1.7oz), approx. 100 m (109 yards)
    Gauge: 18 sts to 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5 to 5 mm (UK 7 to 6, US 7 to 8)

  • Lopi 29 Quick view

    Lopi 29

    €18.25

    Knitting pattern book Lopi No. 29
    Traditional and modern styles.
    22 designs by Védís Jónsdóttir.
    In English
    Knitting pattern book published 2009.
    To see the contents of the book, click on this link:
    Lopi 29

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  • Lopi 38 Quick view

    Lopi 38

    €18.25

    Kintting pattern book Lopi No. 38
    New designs from Védís Jónsdóttir
    In English.
    Knitting pattern book published 2018
    To see the contents of the book, click on this link:
    Lopi 38

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  • Lopi 39 Quick view

    Lopi 39

    €18.25

    Kintting pattern book Lopi No. 39
    New designs from Védís Jónsdóttir and more
    In English.
    Knitting pattern book published 2019
    To see the contents of the book, click on this link:
    Lopi 39

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  • Lopi 40 Quick view

    Lopi 40

    €18.25

    Kintting pattern book Lopi No. 40
    22  designs from Védís Jónsdóttir and more
    In English.
    Knitting pattern book published 2020
    To see the contents of the book, click on this link:
    Lopi 40

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  • Lopi 41 - 30th anniversary... Quick view

    Lopi 41 - 30th anniversary...

    €49.50

    Pattern book Lopi no. 41 - Ístex 30th anniversary edition
    Published in a deluxe, hardcover anniversary edition. 
    105 pages and 30 knitting patterns from  Vedis Jonsdottir.

    The knitting patterns are in English.


        
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  • Plötulopi 0001 white Quick view

    Plötulopi 0001 white

    €9.10

    Composition: 100% new icelandic yarn
    100 grs. “plates” (3,5oz), aprox. 300 m (328 yards)
    Gauge: 19 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5mm (US 7)
    Gauge for 2-ply: 14 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles for 2-ply: 5,5mm (US 9)

  • Plölulopi 0005 Quick view

    Plötulopi 0005 black heather

    €9.10

    Composition: 100% new icelandic yarn
    100 grs. “plates” (3,5oz), aprox. 300 m (328 yards)
    Gauge: 19 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5mm (US 7)
    Gauge for 2-ply: 14 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles for 2-ply: 5,5mm (US 9)

  • Plötulopi 0009 Quick view

    Plötulopi 0009 brown heather

    €9.10

    Composition: 100% new icelandic yarn
    100 grs. “plates” (3,5oz), aprox. 300 m (328 yards)
    Gauge: 19 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5mm (US 7)
    Gauge for 2-ply: 14 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles for 2-ply: 5,5mm (US 9)

  • Plötulopi 1026 Quick view

    Plötulopi 1026 light ash...

    €9.10

    Composition: 100% new icelandic yarn
    100 grs. “plates” (3,5oz), aprox. 300 m (328 yards)
    Gauge: 19 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5mm (US 7)
    Gauge for 2-ply: 14 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles for 2-ply: 5,5mm (US 9)

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  • Plötulopi 1030 Quick view

    Plötulopi 1030 oatmeal heather

    €9.10

    Composition: 100% new icelandic yarn
    100 grs. “plates” (3,5oz), aprox. 300 m (328 yards)
    Gauge: 19 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles: 4,5mm (US 7)
    Gauge for 2-ply: 14 st. in 10 cm (4")
    Needles for 2-ply: 5,5mm (US 9)