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Where did Iceland's popular woollen sweater, the lopapeysa come from?

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What determines the origin of Iceland's popular circular woollen sweater, the lopapeysa? The sheep it came from, or the human who knitted it? Business owners and knitters in Iceland are at loggerheads over the answer.
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