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 ...

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

Each Saturday morning the Nordic Center on North Lake Avenue is filled with the sounds of clicking knitting needles and conversation. “So is it over, under, through the loop, grab it, and come back in ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — 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.

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