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Léttlopi is a highly versatile yarn. It is equivalent in thickness to half a Álafosslopi. Léttlopi garments are lovely to wear both indoors and outdoors.

Kambgarn is a merino wool yarn, soft and warm. It is great for children’s cloths, hats and embroidery.

Einband is a fine yarn, ideal for shawls, light garments and lace knitting. Einband can be knitted using more than one strand of yarn. It is also used to add strength to one-ply Plötulopi.

Plötulopi is unspun wool (pencil roving) and is traditionally used to make authentic Icelandic Lopi sweaters. It is fragile and needs to be handled delicately. Plötulopi is mostly knitted using two or three strands, resulting in garments that are exceptionally light and airy. Plötulopi is surprisingly strong once knitted thanks to the unique characteristics of Icelandic wool.

Álafosslopi is a thick wool yarn, apart from Plötulopi that is unspun, the oldest wool yarn still in production in Iceland. It is excellent for knitting outdoor wear and super cosy garments.

Spuni is a superwash merino wool yarn. Soft, warm, durable and washable it is ideal for people of all ages.

Material: 100% new wool Hank: 100 g ~ 60 m Suggested needle sizes: 8-9 mm Gauge 10×10 cm: 9 stitches and 13 rows Jöklalopi is almost twice as thick as Álafosslopi. Ideal for thick chunky knitwear, blankets or rugs. Because of its bulkiness, Jöklalopi is quickly knitted, its previous name was Bulkylopi.