What else would a knitter get as a souvenir of a trip to Iceland?
We arrived Thursday morning, checked in to the hotel, and proceeded to walk around Reykjavik. Most shops and cafés don't open until 10, so we were kind of strolling slowly until we could get a coffee. I knew at some point in the trip that I would have to get yarn, and I knew where to go, but imagine my surprise when we strolled right up to the Handknitting Association of Iceland and its main store. And it was open!
The yarn was gorgeous, and unlike everything else in Iceland, it was a bargain relative to its price in the U.S. I think that for the yarn and the pattern book in the picture I paid $65 tax free. I can't wait to get started on the sweater! The blue is obviously the main color; the cream will be the cream in the picture, and the aqua, gray, and burgundy are the contrast colors in the yoke. The green and purple yarn off to the right is going to mix in with the leftovers from the sweater to make mittens, hats, whatever I have enough yarn to do. I'm so excited to have an actual Icelandic project, actually from Iceland!
Comments (1)
Hello,
Do you have any information on how to order the yarn directly from Iceland?
I used to knit years ago, and am thinking about getting back into it again. I did order my yarn from Iceland at the time, but I have lost all of that information.
Thank you.
Posted by Suzette Noti | October 25, 2007 8:17 AM
Posted on October 25, 2007 08:17