Navy-blue and grey rollneck jumper
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Garment
£265.00
Rollneck jumper made from four shades of lambswool — two grey shades and two blue — and knitted into a heavyweight tuck-stitch.
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Sizing
Regular fit and true to marked size. Narrow arms and close fit at neck.
| S | M | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pit-to-pit | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Shoulder | 16½ | 17½ | 18½ |
| Sleeves | 24½ | 25 | 25½ |
| Back length | 26½ | 27 | 27½ |
The jumper is, in knitwear-speak, ten-ply — i.e. there are ten stitches to the inch. In everyday speak, that means preposterous thickness: one jumper folded is the same height as four cord shirts. Indeed, the jumper is warm to a thermonuclear level; warmer than a lot of outerwear, in fact.
Exceptional thickness, however, does not come at the expense of comfort. Made from the softest, most luxurious lambswool around, the jumper is incomparably cosy and comfortable; the cashmere-soft yarn brings luxury that, if one were prone to superlatives, might be described as frankly sumptuous.
The stitch is a four-colour tuck-stitch of light-grey, mid-grey, mid-blue, and navy-blue. The tuck-stitch is a traditional stitch, where yarn-strands are folded over one another in a dense interlocking weave. The neck, cuff, and hem are knitted in a rib-stitch — same four colours again — so as to hold shape.
As worn
The gent here is 5’9″ and is wearing size S. He has a chest size of 38″, and there are reports — neither confirmed nor denied — that he weighs in just below 12 stone.
Makers of
The jumper is made by a hand-framed knitwear maker. Founded 100 years ago, it works with small, hand-operated machines overseen by one person — rather than industrial-size knitting machines. It is perhaps the only maker to do so in Britain: slow going, but results bearing out the toil involved.
