Plotulopi

Lopi

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Color
1431 Winter Blue Heather
2023 Lt Blues Blue
1421 Spruce Green Heather
9102 Grey Heather
0005 Black Heather
1426 Dark Amber
1430 Carmine Red Heather
1427 Jasper Red
1432 Winter Blue Heather
9103 Dark Grey
0001 White
0484 Forest Green
0003 Light Beige
0009 Brown
0118 Navy
0059 Black
1032 Chocolate

100% New Wool yarn

each unit is 100-110 g (3.5 oz) approx. 300 m (328yd)

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.

A single strand of Plötulopi is very delicate. It can be strengthened by twisting it lightly or by knitting it with one strand of Einband. Plötulopi is great for felting, hand spinning and many other things.

Since Plötulopi is an unspun yarn, it is fragile to knit; however, due to the length of its fibres, it knits into a sweater that is both sturdy and soft.

Gauge-1 ply: 19 sts to 10 cm (4") over St st using size 4½ mm (US 7).

Gauge-2 ply: 14 sts to 10 cm (4") over St st using size 5½ mm (US 9).


Category: dk, knitting, wool, yarn