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Hustadvika is the warm layer. The jacket is thicker than Havbris and made for a calm pace in cold weather, under your shell jacket on a hike or on its own around the house and at the cabin. The front zip makes it easy to air out.
Brit Vinje Lyngstad invented the knitting method in 1994 on the family farm at Lyngstad on Norway's harsh north-west coast, because Eilif was cold in the forest. Air in the stitch keeps you warm even when you take a break. The method was tested by SINTEF in 1995, including on Svalbard at −23 °C.
“Wore it … as layer 2 (and layer 3 at minus 15-20) under my shell jacket” – Stig G.
- Soft merino wool that many customers tell us doesn’t itch – even right against the skin.
- Mid layer under your shell jacket, or on its own on cold, still days.
- On the coldest days: Havbris next to the skin, Hustadvika on top.
- Front zip.
- 100% merino wool. The wool is RWS-certified, with requirements for animal welfare and traceability throughout the value chain.
Hustadvika is the warm layer. The jacket is thicker than Havbris and made for a calm pace in cold weather, under your shell jacket on a hike or on its own around the house and at the cabin. The front zip makes it easy to air out.
Brit Vinje Lyngstad invented the knitting method in 1994 on the family farm at Lyngstad on Norway's harsh north-west coast, because Eilif was cold in the forest. Air in the stitch keeps you warm even when you take a break. The method was tested by SINTEF in 1995, including on Svalbard at −23 °C.
“Wore it … as layer 2 (and layer 3 at minus 15-20) under my shell jacket” – Stig G.
- Soft merino wool that many customers tell us doesn’t itch – even right against the skin.
- Mid layer under your shell jacket, or on its own on cold, still days.
- On the coldest days: Havbris next to the skin, Hustadvika on top.
- Front zip.
- 100% merino wool. The wool is RWS-certified, with requirements for animal welfare and traceability throughout the value chain.
Lanullva Air
It’s the air that keeps you warm
It isn’t just the wool that makes the difference. It’s the way we knit it.
Grandmother’s invention
Eilif came home cold and sweaty from working on the farm at Lyngstad, on Norway's harsh north-west coast. In 1994, Brit Vinje Lyngstad invented a knitting method with air knitted into every stitch – and Eilif stopped being cold. The following year, SINTEF tested the method on Svalbard.
- 1994Invented at Lyngstad, Norway
Brit knits the first sweater for Eilif.
- 1995Tested by SINTEF
Field-tested on Svalbard at −23 °C.
- 1996Svalbard, −50 °C
Worn by Scott Johnson, Arctic Polar, on Svalbard in February 1996.
How the knitting method works
Wool alone isn’t the whole explanation. What insulates is the still air held in the knit – and Brit’s method builds a lot of it in.
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- 1Air knitted into every stitch
SINTEF described the knit as “a thick and open structure” with “a lot of air between the fibres”.
- 2The air holds the warmth
Your body heat stays in the air pockets, even when you take a break. SINTEF found that the insulation follows the amount of air in the knit.
- 3The wool does the rest
Wool can absorb a lot of moisture without feeling wet, so you stay warm when you stop after being active.
Inside the knit
Two layers for the coldest days
Havbris next to the skin and Hustadvika on top. Two layers with air in the stitch, made to be worn together when it gets really cold.
- Havbris – The light layer – next to the skin
- Hustadvika – The warm layer – on top