The thick sweaters are impossible to make by machine. One adult-size sweater takes between 14 and 25 hours to knit, depending on the numbers of colors used and extra features like zippers and buttons.

But local knitters are upset at seeing their profit margins diminished by the appearance of sweaters actually made in China, albeit from authentic Icelandic wool. The practice was started by some ...

Containers full of local yarn are shipped from the North Atlantic island nation, made into sweaters, then shipped back again, labeled as “hand-knitted from Icelandic wool”.

The individually produced, very warm sweaters have become a symbol of Iceland. But local knitters are upset at seeing their profit margins diminished by the appearance of sweaters actually made in ...

But local knitters are upset at seeing their profit margins diminished by the appearance of sweaters actually made in China, albeit from authentic Icelandic wool. Containers full of local yarn are ...

But local knitters are upset at seeing their profit margins diminished by the appearance of jumpers actually made in China, albeit from authentic Icelandic wool. The practice was started by some ...

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Icewear, the leading manufacturer and retailer of Icelandic wool products, has been operating in a changing market environment. One could say ...

Using Icelandic wool originally for traditional sweaters, Icewear has proven that a new standard for waste reduction is as sustainable as it is profitable. This innovation will drive the wool ...