I'm thinking I'm sick of hanging around wearing various weights of synthetic fleeces at home, doing jobs / errands or just relaxing. I'm possibly going to have a bit of spare cash for little luxury purchase. A don't need but want kind of buy. So I thought a decent wool jumper. Something not for high activity but warm for winter or wearing while you turn down heating at night, etc. Of course if like it to look good and not old person (no offence but I'm not fashionable but I don't wanta to be wearing something my parents or late grandparents would wear vain I know).
I got a Hardwick jumper knitted by my mum as a kid at 9yo. It had all the natural oils so kind of coped with winter snow without a coat. It stretched and became thinner until I retired it still just fitting at 21yo!
I also had a thick, densely knitted jumper like the Iceland or Faroe or Scandinavian styles but bought on a Greek island believe it or not. So dense it was windproof in all but very strong winds, natural oils such that it shed snow and sleet better than most synthetic softshells and warm. I used it when at uni when in the winter hills with the hiking society as a softshell jumper over a thin pp helly Hanson base layer.
So I know how well a good but simple, casual, wool jumper can cope with life of all kinds and habits. I just don't know where to find one, a good one but hopefully not too extortionate in price. If we're talking £300 or so I might draw a deep breath of cold air through clenched teeth and get it but not extortionate grand prices. I think you can spend a lot indeed but you must be able to get a lot cheaper.
Any recommendations or suggestions where to look. I know there's a personal taste issue but any suggestion I'd appreciate.
I got a Hardwick jumper knitted by my mum as a kid at 9yo. It had all the natural oils so kind of coped with winter snow without a coat. It stretched and became thinner until I retired it still just fitting at 21yo!
I also had a thick, densely knitted jumper like the Iceland or Faroe or Scandinavian styles but bought on a Greek island believe it or not. So dense it was windproof in all but very strong winds, natural oils such that it shed snow and sleet better than most synthetic softshells and warm. I used it when at uni when in the winter hills with the hiking society as a softshell jumper over a thin pp helly Hanson base layer.
So I know how well a good but simple, casual, wool jumper can cope with life of all kinds and habits. I just don't know where to find one, a good one but hopefully not too extortionate in price. If we're talking £300 or so I might draw a deep breath of cold air through clenched teeth and get it but not extortionate grand prices. I think you can spend a lot indeed but you must be able to get a lot cheaper.
Any recommendations or suggestions where to look. I know there's a personal taste issue but any suggestion I'd appreciate.
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