A heritage in every stitch

Protected Geographical indication

In order to be called lopapeysa, these conditions have to be fulfilled

• The wool used for a hand-knitted Icelandic lopapeysa must come from Icelandic sheep.
• The wool used to knit the sweater must be new, not recycled.
• The sweater has to be knit from lopi wool (the Icelandic wool used for knitting a lopapeysa).
• The sweater has to have a circularly knitted yoke with a pattern from the shoulder line to the neckline.
• The sweater has to be hand-knitted in Iceland.
• The sweater has to be seamless.
• The sweater can be whole or open (cardigan).

Icelandic wool

The Icelandic sheep is a breed unlike any other. For centuries, its unique character has been protected by the isolation of the island. And the wool it gives us is just as special.

Shaped by more than 1,100 years in Iceland’s sub-Arctic climate, the wool has two distinct types of fibre. The long outer fibres are strong, glossy and water-resistant. Beneath them, finer and softer fibres provide warmth and insulation against the cold.

The wool also comes in a beautiful range of natural colours. White, grey, brown and black. These shades are part of the distinctive character of Icelandic knitwear and can be used on their own, just as nature made them.

Warm, light and made for the Icelandic climate. This remarkable wool is at the heart of our knitting tradition and the reason a lopapeysa feels like no other sweater.