Islandzkie swetry - NYT

Two-thumbed mittens on display at the Icelandic Textile Museum, in BlönduÃłs, Iceland, July 16, 2024. If the palm got wet, the wearer could simply tur...

A display of traditional Icelandic clothing at the Icelandic Textile Museum, in BlönduÃłs, Iceland, July 16, 2024. With about 10 times more sheep than...

The Ring Road in west Iceland, July 16, 2024. In a country with more sheep than people, a DIY wool journey -- from sheep farms to yarn shops -- makes...

Sheep graze near the Ring Road in west Iceland, July 16, 2024. With about 10 times more sheep than people, Iceland is drawing tourists interested in o...

A customer buys knitting needles at the Handknitting Association's shop in Reykjavík, Iceland, July 15, 2024. Knitting and knitting tourism is on the...

Outside the Handknitting Association's shop in Reykjavík, Iceland, July 15, 2024. The Handknitting Association requires potential members to audition...

The Handknitting Association's shop in Reykjavík, Iceland, July 15, 2024. The shop is one place to find yarn and classic Icelandic sweaters. (Sigga El...

Skeins of colorful wool at Thingborg, a wool shop in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. In a country with more sheep than people, a DIY wool journey --...

Yarn at Hespa, a wool-dyeing studio in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. The yarn gets its colors from lichen, rhubarb root and other natural sources....

A sweater at Hespa, a wool-dyeing studio in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. Lupine, moss and onion skins are among the sources of natural dyes that G...

Wool, ready to be processed at the Uppspuni mill in Hella, Iceland, July 10, 2024. With about 10 times more sheep than people, Iceland is drawing tour...

Fireweed in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. Fireweed is one source of yellow dye. (Sigga Ella/The New York Times)

A handknit wool sweater outside the Uppspuni mini-mill showcases the Icelandic yarn that is spun there, in Hella, Iceland, July 10, 2024. In a country...

Lupine growing in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. The lupine that carpets the countryside in summer is used to dye wool. (Sigga Ella/The New York Tim...

Gudrún BjarnadÃłttir at her studio in Selfoss, Iceland, July 10, 2024. BjarnadÃłttir relies on nature to color wool at her dyeing studio. (Sigga Ella/...

Hulda Brynjólfsdóttir holds processed wool at the Uppspuni mill in Hella, Iceland, July 10, 2024. Brynjólfsdóttir turns raw wool into yarn. (Sigga Ell...

Hélène Magnusson, an author and pattern designer, at home in Reykjavík, Iceland, July 9, 2024. Magnusson organizes tours that explore Icelandic wool c...

Handknit shawls at Hélène Magnusson's studio in Reykjavik, Iceland, July 9, 2024. Magnussen is a pattern designer known for work that blends tradition...

A collection of Hélène Magnusson's handknit apparel at her studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, July 9, 2024. Magnusson, an author and pattern designer, orga...