Icelandic lopi sweater
The Icelandic Lopi breed of sheep produce lightweight, long-stapled fleece for very warm sweaters. The traditional Lopi sweater is knit in the natural shades of wool produced by the sheep: light cream through various browns to grays and blacks. Since the 1980s, though, manufacturers like Reynolds and Alafoss have been dyeing Lopi into gorgeous shades. This sweater was made in 1998 with Alafoss Lopi from a pattern in one of their pattern books. It is my all-time favorite sweater that I have made. There are no seams other than about 6 stitches in the armpits.