Quality winter sweaters

[Anonymous No.17922331]

Post fits, inspo and discuss sweaters.
Just copped this 100% merino wool IRA approved Aran sweater for 50 bucks new (don't mind the mannequin huge scrotum).

[Anonymous No.17922339]

>>17922331
Paul James is good and made in UK. It's also pretty cheap.

[Anonymous No.17922345]

I'll post some from my collection

[Anonymous No.17922347]

>>17922345

[Anonymous No.17922348]

>>17922347

[Anonymous No.17922353]

>>17922348

[Anonymous No.17922355]

>>17922353

[Anonymous No.17922370]

>>17922355
>>17922353
>>17922347
>>17922345
I hate shirt collars popping out of sweaters like that, makes you look like a total nerd. thankfully I went for the turtleneck. At that point I would just get the shit collar out of the sweater fully at least.

[Anonymous No.17922374]

>>17922370
obviously I disagree.

[Anonymous No.17922377]

[Anonymous No.17922383]

[Anonymous No.17922617]

>>17922331
what do you put under a sweater like that to not get itchy?

[Anonymous No.17922639]

>>17922617
anything, from a shirt to a normal long sleeves t-shirt, anything that doesn't let the wool through. They say good wools don't itch but I disagree, especially some handmade/vintage stuff can be extremely itchy. And wearing nothing under a sweater is retarded anyway as you never want to wash it if possible. Going to buy some white wool blend undershirts for winter, the sweater and one of them should keep me very warm in theory

[Anonymous No.17922773]

>>17922617
anything that wicks sweat.
I prefer merino, as I hate the feeling of wet undershirts.

[Anonymous No.17922793]

>>17922617
anything not cotton

[Anonymous No.17922821]

>>17922617
If it's quality you don't even need to wear anything under. I still can't believe I got some super soft made in Canada turtlenecks for $5 a pop that are fucking silky soft.

[Anonymous No.17922823]

>>17922821
not true at all.
you wouldn't wear a jacket without a base layer, neither a sweater, no matter how soft.

[Anonymous No.17923101]

Cop or not cop?

[Anonymous No.17923166]

>>17922370
>nerd
only if you have a pencil neck, in which case you probably look bad in turtlenecks too
>collar out of the sweater
this looks worse

[Anonymous No.17923259]

>>17922331
w2c?

[Anonymous No.17923301]

>>17923259
that exact one is this
https://arancrafts.com/product/merino-polo-neck-unisex-sweater-r1949/
You can also check these other shops
https://www.aran.com/
https://aranislandsknitwear.com/
Pic related is another one I would like to buy in the future if you are looking for something a little more modern
https://arancrafts.com/product/submariner-rib-roll-neck-sweater-r761/

[Anonymous No.17923390]

>>17922823
>Click here
???
you can very comfortably wear sweaters without a base layer, especially high quality wool yarns.

[Anonymous No.17923397]

>>17923390
not only about comfort which many times is still a factor. you shouldn't do it beacuse
1)sweaters are simply not designed for that, unless it's those very thin "sweater" that aren't actual sweaters. Like anon said, you could wear a jacked with nothing under it, but you are not supposed to, it's not meant to be worn like that
2) you will sweat (yeas, even in the cold) in it, and the only way to get the sweat out of it is by washing it. While you can do it if you spill something onto it or stain it, you should never wash a sweater if you can avoid it. Even the greatest 100% fine merino sweater will shrink at even mild temperatures, and in all sort of places, you will fuck up its sizing in all its part, and you can hardly go back after you do so, the wool fibres simply curl and shorten. Bring it to a specialised place if you need it washed.

[Anonymous No.17923648]

>>17923301
tyvm brotha, how does the sweater fit? is the length too long, how’s the thickness of it? i’m about 5’5 and slim so idk.. a lot of sweaters now are hella long at the waist

[Anonymous No.17923653]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17923662]

>>17923653
looks good

[Anonymous No.17923677]

>>17923648
>5'5
woof

[Anonymous No.17923684]

>>17923653
Heimat is cool but for some reason I prefer my Inis Meain now. You get get a good IM on sale for about the same as Heimat. I'd wear my Heimat on a hike, but would wear anything else for fa.

[Anonymous No.17923690]

>>17923677
leave me alone haha, i say for what i lack in height i gained in charisma, God def threw all the points into personality

[Anonymous No.17923696]

>>17923684
Irish knit > Cowichan/First Nation knit >Andean knit > all other knits

[Anonymous No.17923704]

>>17923684
Depends on the style you prefer. Where are you getting them on that deep of sale, anyway?

[Anonymous No.17923728]

>>17923704
I paid full price for Heimat. Decent wool, gets pretty soft but comes quite bristly.
IM I got for 150 on sale, the crewneck. I didn't have the money, but the discount was so insane that I had to get it. Defiantly worth it if you can get it on sale, but totally overpriced otherwise. (That is, If you're trying to get your money's worth, instead of getting something you want because you want it. That's a valid reason, too, IMO.)
But, yeah, Heimat is more of a submariner, naval, and continental style. It's very neat, while IM is just classic Irish worker, artisanal, somewhat niche, selective about wool and weave. Heimat just takes some sheep's wool, a kilo of it, that'll keep you warm no matter what wool it is, and has that made with the same kind of mill Merz B Schwanen use.
A 275 Euro Heimat sheeps wool sweater would be 450-500 in Merino just by materials alone and Inis Meain would take 600 for that+15 Euros shipping.

I mean, I'd just recommend you get one Aran, oen IM, on Heimat and see which one you like best desu. I was surprised at how good IM was. I thought it was overhyped. They're very good. Surprisingly insulating and warm given the 600, 700ish grams for a 30/70 cash/merino crewneck?

[Anonymous No.17923733]

>>17923696
Cowichan is something you'd wear at home. They cost 500-700 these days from what I've seen anyways, more if you buy RRL.

At that point you can just buy yourself a jacket like this:
https://inismeain.ie/shop/winter-relaxed-jacket-tan-fleck/

[Anonymous No.17923759]

>>17923733
RRL doesn't sell authentic Cowichan, which are the only ones you should buy, just like the only cableknits you should buy are Irish.

you should expect to pay 150-300 on real Cowichan knit.

[Anonymous No.17923857]

>>17923648
will receive it in around 2 weeks unfortunately, I'll post it if the thread is up but I doubt it. Lucky for you they have S and XS sizes, which are 25″ and 24" in length respectively.
>>17923696
how about icelandic knit? Aren't they the warmest

[Anonymous No.17923863]

>>17923857
I like my Nordic LL Bean birdseye knits, but the ski skool dale of norway stuff is not for me.

[Anonymous No.17923870]

>>17923733
>https://inismeain.ie/shop/winter-relaxed-jacket-tan-fleck/
goddamn, that's a 10/10 from me.

[Anonymous No.17923879]

>>17922331
Good score for the price but I hate turtlenecks for practical reasons. It drives me fucking insane to feel the material touching my neck.

[Anonymous No.17923888]

>>17922331
Where from.

[Anonymous No.17923906]

>>17923879
no joke, I did an autism test a couple of days ago and they asked 3 times if the tactile sensation of certain fabrics against your skin repulses/makes you feel uncomfortable. Are you perhaps autistic? I find them comfy and they make many simple fits stand out.

This explains why autists are always comfycore, always wearing ugly but functional, warm and cozy clothes.

[Anonymous No.17924549]

>>17923733
>At that point you can just buy yourself a jacket like this:
at that point you learn to knit and to it yourself, wtf

[Anonymous No.17924993]

bumpo

[Anonymous No.17925566]

>>17923759
okay, where man, where do I get a native granny to knit me a cowichan online.

>>17924549
try to match Zegna fabrics. try to get that wool, try to knit it on that level. the only way you can get stuff cheap is by using cheap yet very killed labour and sourcing directly from a farm.
that doesn't even consider the time you would need to spend to get this good.
I bought a sewing machine and really tried to make a good coat because I couldn't afford a 1,5k coat up to my specs or buy vintage overpriced bullshit. I gave up a third of the way through, took the cost of the fabrics and returned the machine because I realized I wouldn't get good enough and I'd just waste my time. I'd have to make a dozen coats to make it worth it. I need to make a dozen sweaters to make it worth it. And even then, you have an etsy shop's worth of good copies of what you actually wanted. That is IFF you do get that good that fast. I realized I'd be better off just getting a job again and working a couple of days to buy it instead.

[Anonymous No.17925567]

>>17925566
Thats what you have a mother for anon kun

[Anonymous No.17925758]

>>17925566
https://kanataknits.com/

Made by grannies in British Columbia. Bit pricey, but you get what you pay for

[Anonymous No.17925821]

>>17922345
how do you depill these types of sweaters with intricate patterns anon? The bumps from the design get in the way sometimes and it's a pain in the ass.

[Anonymous No.17925943]

>>17925821
I just power through it.
It's a 5 minute effort.

[Anonymous No.17926368]

>>17923653
Are you Estonian?

[Anonymous No.17926391]

>>17923101
Y

[Anonymous No.17926505]

>>17926368
no im not even white

[Anonymous No.17926514]

>>17922370
retard opinion

[Anonymous No.17927801]

bormp

[Anonymous No.17927813]

does anyone own a wool sweater from jpress? been tempted to pull the trigger on a shaggydog but not sure about fit/quality.

[Anonymous No.17928108]

I've got myself Chamula Fair Isle couple years ago. They're pricey but has nice "vintage" fit which goes well with high rise trousers. Personally not a fan of how boxy and stretched a lot of modern sweaters are. Something like >>17923301 looks straight up sloppy to me. Chamula also hand knitted which gives them subtle earthy aesthetics. Kind of "neo hippie post workout" look which I don't mind at all. Easily my favorite piece.

[Anonymous No.17928154]

>>17928108
never paid any attention to Mexican sweaters, but given how cheaply a handknit Ecuadorian/Peruvian sweater can be had, I'd probably pass on these.

some nice designs though.

[Anonymous No.17928263]

>>17922331
based aran knit enjoyer.
you can get some nice aran jumpers here in ireland in charity shops pretty inexpensively. I have one just like yours OP.
Theres a lot of really small businesses that make them and people buy them and toss em post haste but back in March I found a really nice black and multicoloured speckle Donegal Bay fishermans knit jumper for 8 quid.

[Anonymous No.17928580]

>>17928108
Yeah sweaters should not go down to the end of your crotch, ruins the proportions. Sadly most companies are too afraid to make clothes that wouldnt be long enough for the dumbfucks still wearing low-rise pants.

[Anonymous No.17928603]

>>17928580
genuine aran and other fisherman sweaters are so long because they're supposed to be tucked into a sailors pants without fear of them coming free and letting wind and rain through.

also if you were taller it wouldn't matter.

[Anonymous No.17928605]

>>17928603
>if you were taller it wouldn't matter
That's not how sizing works.

[Anonymous No.17928608]

>>17928605
you don't look like a baby man in a too long sweater if you're tall, it's simple.

[Anonymous No.17928640]

>>17928608
I can't tell if you're trolling or actually fucking stupid. You know clothing is scalable and comes in different sizes right? Just because you tall that doesn't mean sweater won't go all the way down to your balls.

[Anonymous No.17928648]

>>17928640
I'm saying it won't look bad, even at your balls, if you're tall.

on shorter guys it looks like they're in a sweater that is too long, and it's understandable to want to avoid them, and get shorter sweaters.

[Anonymous No.17928652]

>>17928648
It would have same ratio in both cases. Long torso and short legs even if you're 6+ feet. It's a cope thinking height can salvage bad fit.

[Anonymous No.17928762]

>>17928263
Can you suggest some knitwear shops here in Ireland? Saw Kerry woollen mills recently which looks decent

[Anonymous No.17930097]

I never posted my whole collection.
still in the mood for a few more cardigans, and a cableknit turtleneck or two.

[Anonymous No.17930243]

>>17930097
Do you even wear these on a regular basis? Where I live it's often 10C on most fall/winter days and the humidity rate is often in the 90s, making wearing such sweaters unbearable. I sometimes come home with my lower back and stomach soaked because of the humidity.

[Anonymous No.17930579]

>>17930243
the fuck would I own a closet full of sweaters for if I couldn't wear them?
I live in the PNW, so from like mid-June to mid-October it's too hot, the rest of the year it's either fine, or fine until the afternoon.

[Anonymous No.17930793]

What is the solution to wearing nice sweaters while being very sensitive to wool? I can tolerate thin merino wool sweaters and obvious 100% cotton sweaters and also synethic sweaters. I have a 60% Acrylic, 30% Nylon, 8% Wool, 2% Spandex "souffle" sweater from uniqlo but I'm returning it, not a fan of the synthetic feeling. I have picrel, it's a 60% merino 40% nylon sweater from J.crew and I can only tolerate it sometimes usually with a long sleeve under it. I don't want to have to wear a long sleeve. I've tried cashmere and I love it but good cashmere sweaters are way too expensive and I haven't found any at the thrifts. I've heard of alpaca too but haven't tried it.

[Anonymous No.17930800]

>>17930793
Inb4 um j.crew sucks and so much nylon blended in sucks. I got this j.crew sweater from goodwill I wouldn’t pay more than $6 for it and I bought it because it uncertain that’s why I made my post there

[Anonymous No.17930844]

>>17923301
What is the difference between all the Aran sites? There's like 4 of them and I don't know why

[Anonymous No.17930859]

>>17930097
autism + mediocre taste

[Anonymous No.17930878]

>>17930859
post your best sweater, anon.
I know you won't.

I hope you're warm, at least.

[Anonymous No.17930883]

>>17930844
the Aran islands are a place, so sweaters knitted there are Aran sweaters.
these are just different companies that make Aran sweaters.

[Anonymous No.17930889]

>>17930878
kek cope

[Anonymous No.17930892]

>>17930889
your best sweater is a bright red Scottish cashmere sweater?
I mean, I'm not saying it's bad at all, but I would have expected something worth posting.

Scottish sweaters are meh, I've given mine away.

[Anonymous No.17930895]

>>17930889
It's not worth responding to a fag who wears barefoot shoes

[Anonymous No.17930896]

>>17930895
cope seethe dilate etc

[Anonymous No.17930937]

>>17930892
nothing against the Scottish btw, I have tons of Scottish cashmere and wool scarves.

[Anonymous No.17930961]

>>17930895
fits with the austism

[Anonymous No.17930966]

>>17930889
>>17930961
>winter sweater thread
>posts thin cashmere, thinking he's ballin
get this shit out of here, the nerve you faggots have.
you can't step to me, just stop.

[Anonymous No.17930979]

>>17922331
nice BALLS nigga

[Anonymous No.17931859]

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