The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. Knitting with icelandic wool vedis jonsdottir macmillan. The icelandic store offers a great selection of icelandic products and worldwide shipping. We have a history of financial stability, transparency and growth. Theres so much history in this state, its hard to pack it into one book. Traditional round yoke designs are characteristic of these beautifully designed icelandic sweaters using alafoss lopi wool. Traditional icelandic wool sweatershandknitted wool sweaters, cardigans and pullovers made from the finest icelandic wool. A perfect gift book for crafty clothiers, vedis jonsdottirs knitting with icelandic wool is an exceptional resource for all knitters looking for new designs or traditional styles with a modern twist to make in this uniquely lightweight bulky yarn known as lopi one of the best known types of yarn, icelandic wool or lopi is used to make sweaters that have a longlasting and classic appeal. Im so grateful for the lovely icelandic sheep that give us their wool so that we can make such lovely, warm sweaters, socks, hats, mittens and scarves. With 45 designs, it celebrates the tradition of the icelandic yoked sweater with updated sizing, colourway choices, and clearly illustrated techniques. Knitting with icelandic wool is a classic book of icelandic patterns utilizing lopi yarn. From cabled sweaters to lightweight cardigans, bold scarves to unusual accessories that are laden with exciting colorwork, youre bound to find your new favorite piece within our collection of lopi books.
The design, called eskimo, was inspired by the national costume of greenlandic women. To learn more about the icelandic lopi sweater, check out this book by. The lopi sweater is a classic and one that almost every knitter has made at one time or another. Around that time, tourism to iceland saw an exponential boost, and the icelandic lopi sweater became a valuable sales article. History of the handknitting association of iceland the handknitting association of iceland was founded in november of 1977. Growing up, i was always clothed in thick, rugged icelandic sweaters knit by my maternal grandma.
The lopapeysas are charactaerized by beautifully patterned yokes done in a charming mixture of colors. The sweaters in the lopapeysa style were bulky yet surprisingly light, and they always kept me warm. The study shows that many factors have influenced the evolution of the icelandic lopi sweater which was closely linked to the nation s social, industrial, export, design and textile history. Series of state funded books written to celebrate the 300th anniversary of new jersey in 1964 now digitized for new jerseys 350th anniversary. Click here for pictures of patterns included in book. Lopi is popular for knitting because of the dualfibre structure that makes lopi garments warm, waterproof and light. I recently returned from iceland, where i was unbelievably inspired by gorgeous icelandic sweater patterns, or lopapeysa. All our icelandic sweaters and icelandic cardigans are made in iceland from 100% pure icelandic sheeps wool to give you exceptional comfort and coziness. Lopi and lopi lite plus pattern books and kits alafoss lopi.
Buy balleines history of jersey by marguerite syvret, joan stevens isbn. Click on a photo and pdf file opens in a separate window or tab. Most hand knitted wool products offers by shopicelandic can by found on one of the knitting pattern books, and many more modern and traditional designs. Note that the book doesnt contain any knitting patterns. A short history of the icelandic wool sweater blog items. One of the greatest things about a lopi sweater is that it only has two. Today the icelandic lopi sweater is held in respect and is regarded as a valuable part of iceland s history and culture. To be able to open a pdf file you must have adobe reader. Local history books on new jersey arcadia publishing.
Sweaters love, love, love the set of cable needles. Whether you intend to make a hat, scarf or the famous icelandic lopapeysa, icelandic wool is easy to knit with, light and makes a beautiful fabric. Lopapeysa plural lopapeysur is a compound word, from lopi, denoting the particular kind of unspun yarn traditionally used to make lopapeysur, and peysa sweater, jumper, pullover. His previous books include a history of the world in 100 objects, shakespeares restless world and germany. What makes lopapeysa characteristic is the yarn used called lopi, made from icelandic sheep and contains both wool and. The wool the icelandic use, lopi, is made from icelandic sheep and contains both wind hairs and fleece.
It features a curved bottom hem and gathered cuffs. There are several new toddlers and childrens patterns, and another eyecatching womans coat shown in two colorways. Icelandic knitter helene magnusson helene magnusson is. It is characterized by a yoke design that is, a wide decorative circle surrounding the neck opening. Marsh heather knitting kit includes pattern book with 20 patterns, lettlopi wool yarn, icelandic natural wool. The aim of the book is to explain the origins, history, and design of the icelandic lopi sweater. Icelandic sweaters icelandic knitwear is famous for its premium quality, incomparable warmth, and classic style. Icelandic sweaters hand knit wool sweaters from iceland. Upstytta is a bottomup sweater knit with five shades of lettlopi. Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. The last few pages of the book show all the colors of yarn available to order for making the lopi patterns.
New listing lot 28 pattern books fisherman knits lopi sweaters fisherman yarn 1970 to 1980. Emma welfords weatherman sweater, her first lopi sweater. Icelandic knitting yarn, icelandic wool sweaters, icelandic design and souvenirs at a reasonable price world wide shipping. Picturesque photos of rural icelandic countryside inspire dozens of new or newly updated patterns using a much wider and less traditional pallette. Most hand knitted wool products offers by nordic store can by found on one of the knitting pattern books, and many more modern and traditional designs.
The historic new jersey, a trip to discover the hidden treasures of its cities, meet its people, and relive the past events that made history. Brraborgarstigur 10, 101 reykjavik, island kennitala. Lopi volume 36, fallwinter 201617 a mix of classic and modernized lopi patterns are included in this book for 2017. The study shows that many factors have influenced the evolution of the icelandic lopi sweater which was closely linked to the nation. The original roundyoke sweater pattern appeared in the 1932 knitting book strikkeopskrifter by norwegian designer annichen sibbern bohn. From cabled sweaters to lightweight cardigans, bold scarves to unusual accessories that are laden with exciting colourwork, youre bound to find your new favourite piece within our collection of lopi books. The wool yarn can also be bought from nordic store.
One of the advantages of lopi yarn is the incredible collection of designs that have been created for the wool. But the qualities of the yarns that make them excellent garment choices also make them ideal for accessories. The best of lopi by susan mills goodreads share book. Thus the word literally means sweater made of lopi.
I really want to work on this sweater, but i also really want a weatherman, and its been freakishly cold in rhode island, so whatever, two sweaters. Then next sweater i start will be the norwegianinspired mens cardigan, and i also plan to knit the little girls poncho and the fantastic snorri aran before next christmas. Modern lopi new approaches to an icelandic classic. Handknitted wool sweaters sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new grid view list view.
The book also contains information on what exactly lopi yarn is, plus color charts of both lopi and lopi lite. The icelandic name for the circular yoke sweater is lopapeysa. This continuity is compounded by my own tendency toward repetition of the familiar. The knitwear design and patterns are both traditional and modern. Nishiknits riddari fallen leafs and moss on stone im loving this sweater theres something about lopi yarn adding to. Here we offer you links to free icelandic knitting patterns for lopi wool yarn. Alafoss lopi volume 18 this beautiful pattern book was out of print for many months, but is now once again available.
The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s, contributors to the discipline include specialists from the fields of textual. The wool yarn can also be bought from shopicelandic. In reykjavik, the sweater is practically a uniform for icelanders. A collection that offers quicktoknit patterns for easytowear arans and simple textured knits using lopi, the uniquely lightweight bulky yarn spun in iceland from its longcoated native sheep. The best of lopi book by norah gaughan thriftbooks. If you want to buy some lopi wool for yourself, it is sold at a very reasonable price and can be purchased online here. They were all knit from icelands distinct lopi yarn, made from loosely twisted fibers of the icelandic sheep. Lopi sweaters nordic vintage knitting patterns original samband of iceland. These factors make the sweater a special part of icelands history and economy. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Each of the pattern books includes from 10 to 41 different lopi and lopi lite patterns along with full colour photos of the finished works. We have a wide collection of lopi and lopi lite pattern books in stock.
Lopi is the name of the yarn traditionally used in its making, and peysa means sweater. Helen lewis begins her book, subtitled a history of feminism in 11. Knitting patterns resources digitised by the library digitisation unit, university of southampton a selection of covers and complete patterns are made available from the knitting reference library, which is part of the university of southampton library. This is the best icelandic sweater that i have ever made. The lopapeysa the icelandic word for this woollen gem is not only warm but also kinda hip too so as you see its very practical especially when travelling. Given the current interest in traditional icelandic knitting and its imitations, this book is a passage into the earlier design history of istex. Brynja is a lovely lopi sweater by her book, icelandic knitting.
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