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A North Atlantic wool stop where the best Icelandic yarn errands need a shuttle, taxi, or city-route plan.
A North Atlantic wool stop where the best Icelandic yarn errands need a shuttle, taxi, or city-route plan.
Yarn shop
yarn · Lopi · Nordic yarn · patterns
Faxafen 9, 108 Reykjavik
A deeper yarn-shop errand southeast of the cruise quay; use taxi if time matters.
Verify current hours before routing a shore day around the shop.
Visit Litla PrjonabudinLitla Prjonabudin · Last checked 2026-06-02
Yarn shop
Icelandic wool · lopapeysa · handknit goods · Lopi yarn
Skolavordustigur 19, 101 Reykjavik
Use the cruise shuttle or a taxi into the downtown shopping core, then walk locally.
Confirm holiday and Sunday hours before making this the only wool stop.
Visit The Handknitting Association of IcelandThe Handknitting Association of Iceland · Last checked 2026-06-02
Yarn shop
Icelandic wool · Alafoss Lopi · Lettlopi · Plotulopi
Alafossvegur 23, 270 Mosfellsbaer
A historic wool-store destination in the original Alafoss factory area; best with a taxi, tour, or long-call plan.
The main store is outside central Reykjavik; verify hours and return timing before committing a shore day.
Visit Alafoss Wool StoreAlafoss Wool Store · Last checked 2026-06-02
A free two-page PDF guide with a map, shop details and return-to-ship tips. Save it to your phone or print it. Choose your berth; email updates are optional.
Get the free PDF guideIcelandic wool in the city centre, with an optional visit to the historic Álafoss mill shop.
Cruise facilities, wool-shop details, and nearby visitor information checked August 1, 2026. Confirm today's hours and your terminal before leaving the ship.
Get the free PDF guide ↓Allow about 4.25 to 5.5 hours for downtown wool and two sights; 5 to 6.5 hours with Álafoss. You'll travel by shuttle or taxi to central reykjavík; taxi for álafoss and keep the final 90 minutes free for the return to your ship.
Check your ship's daily program before you go ashore. Your terminal can change how long it takes to reach the first shop.
The main cruise-terminal area east of central Reykjavík
shuttle: Use the time published by your ship
Many cruise calls offer a city shuttle. Note the final return departure before leaving the terminal.
taxi: Allow 15–25 minutes to the Handknitting Association
Ask for Skólavörðustígur 19 near Hallgrímskirkja.
transit: Allow 30–45 minutes
Check Strætó for the live bus connection and walk from the central stop.
Skarfabakki and Vör are inside a working harbour. Follow the marked passenger route and terminal signs.
Cruise facility east of Skarfabakki
shuttle: Use the time published by your ship
Note the shuttle return point and final departure.
taxi: Allow 20–30 minutes to the Handknitting Association
Ask for Skólavörðustígur 19 in central Reykjavík.
Korngarður is farther east than the downtown harbour. Keep the terminal name with you for the taxi return.
The Old Harbour in central Reykjavík
walk: Allow 15–25 minutes to the Handknitting Association
Walk uphill through the centre to Skólavörðustígur 19.
taxi: Allow about 10 minutes
A short taxi saves the uphill walk in poor weather.
Check your ship's app or daily program for Skarfabakki, Vör, Korngarður, Miðbakki, or Faxagarður. If it is still unclear, allow the Skarfabakki travel time and ask terminal staff where your return shuttle or taxi should go.
Shuttle, taxi, or walk
Use the berth timing above and keep the exact terminal name for your return.
Shop
Ask about Lopi weights, Icelandic patterns, and a ship-friendly souvenir project.
Taxi
Arrange the taxi return before browsing in Mosfellsbær.
Shuttle or taxi
Keep the final 90 minutes free before all-aboard.
yarn · Lopi · Nordic yarn · patterns
Icelandic wool · lopapeysa · handknit goods · Lopi yarn
Shop for Icelandic yarn at the Handknitting Association, then walk to Hallgrímskirkja and Harpa.
Allow 4h 15m–5h 25m, including the time set aside to get back to your ship.
Skarfabakki / Vör: allow 4h 15m–5h 25m
Korngarður: allow 4h 25m–5h 35m
Miðbakki / Faxagarður: allow 4 hours–5h 10m
Take a taxi to the historic Álafoss shop in Mosfellsbær, continue to the Handknitting Association downtown, then choose Hallgrímskirkja or Harpa.
Allow 4h 50m–6h 20m, including the time set aside to get back to your ship.
Skarfabakki / Vör: allow 4h 50m–6h 20m
Korngarður: allow 4h 55m–6h 25m
Miðbakki / Faxagarður: allow 4h 45m–6h 15m
Allow 30–60 minutes
The church is at the top of Skólavörðustígur near the Handknitting Association. Services and events can close the church or tower.
Check current visitor informationAllow 30–60 minutes
Harpa's public spaces and harbour views fit naturally between the downtown shops and the Old Harbour.
Check current visitor informationUse taxis, choose one downtown wool shop, and visit Harpa indoors before returning early.
Skip Álafoss and keep the day in central Reykjavík with the Handknitting Association and one nearby landmark.
Take a taxi to Skólavörðustígur and continue downhill toward Harpa. Ask shops about step-free entry before travelling.
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Your ship's daily program and each shop's latest notice take precedence if a berth, timetable, or opening hour changes.
3 yarn shops to explore. Reykjavik is a strong wool port, but the main cruise quay sits east of the city center. Treat downtown wool shopping as a short transfer rather than a pier walk, and use taxi for the farther yarn shops.
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Litla Prjonabudin
Faxafen 9, 108 Reykjavik
Shop details checked June 2, 2026.
A deeper yarn-shop errand southeast of the cruise quay; use taxi if time matters.
Hours: Verify current hours before routing a shore day around the shop.
Access: Confirm entry, stairs, aisle width, and curb conditions directly before relying on the route.
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The Handknitting Association of Iceland
Skolavordustigur 19, 101 Reykjavik
Shop details checked June 2, 2026.
Use the cruise shuttle or a taxi into the downtown shopping core, then walk locally.
Hours: Confirm holiday and Sunday hours before making this the only wool stop.
Access: Confirm entry, stairs, aisle width, and curb conditions directly before relying on the route.
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Alafoss Wool Store
Alafossvegur 23, 270 Mosfellsbaer
Shop details checked June 2, 2026.
A historic wool-store destination in the original Alafoss factory area; best with a taxi, tour, or long-call plan.
Hours: The main store is outside central Reykjavik; verify hours and return timing before committing a shore day.
Access: Confirm entry, stairs, aisle width, and curb conditions directly before relying on the route.
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