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, 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 ...

Housed in a retrofitted building, Ion City Hotel has been transformed by California-based Icelandic design firm Minarc, which has taken a traditional Icelandic sweater pattern and recreated it using ...

I am the definition of a jumper junkie. I have a great collection of hand-knitted tops from across the globe, from Icelandic sweaters to Peruvian alpaca jumpers. I like to collect them in lieu of ...

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.

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 ...