Iceland's hand-knit "lopi" sweaters are adored by tourists and worn with pride by locals. But now some local manufacturers have successfully outsourced the labor to China. That has local knitters, who ...

I spent my second day in Iceland in a hotel on the outskirts of Reykjavik, trying resolutely to knit. Gathered around a coffee table with me were Ragga Sjöfn Jóhannsdóttir, my instructor, and my ...

REYKJAVIK: Trouble is rattling one of Iceland's most distinctive industries: the production of the thick, hand-knitted "lopi'' sweaters adored by tourists and worn with pride by locals. The ...

To learn more about Iceland’s all-women knitting tours in 2026, which include daily knitting workshops, guided sightseeing and immersive cultural experiences, visit greenedventures.com. Me: Iceland ...

Reykjavik, Iceland – Trouble is rattling one of Iceland’s most distinctive industries: the production of the thick, hand-knitted “lopi” sweaters adored by tourists and worn with pride by locals. The ...

In our film about Iceland, you may have noticed locals and tourists alike sporting some top-notch knitwear. Iceland is a country famous for its lopi sweater, and its knitting tradition goes back many ...

In Iceland, the summer sun shines on past midnight to illuminate a landscape of fire and ice. Volcanoes rumble with molten lava in their bellies while nearby glaciers snap and pop before calving into ...

In a country with nearly as many sheep as people, a D.I.Y. wool journey — from sheep farms to yarn shops — makes perfect sense. Our writer brushes up on her knitting on a driving trip from Reykjavik.