Taking its cues from the thick, hard-wearing garments worn by fishermen of the British Isles, this sweater is a bolder, hardier cousin of the standard cable knit, featuring a pronounced honeycomb cable pattern and a ribbed rollneck for extra warmth and a dose of rugged charm.
It is made of a substantial 6-ply superfine lambswool yarn, weighing c. 550 grams, making it sumptuously thick, sturdy and warm. It is also remarkably soft, given that the superfine lambswool used is from Todd & Duncan's prestigious Lamaine collection, renowned for being the world's softest.
This piece will see many years of regular wear and quickly become a perennial "go to" for those chilly days when you need an exceptionally warm, practical sweater that goes with any outfit.
In a nod to the sweater's seafaring origins:
- The rollcollar rises midway up the neck so as to avoid scratching the beard and chin area whilst retaining the same insulating properties of a rollneck sweater, trapping heat inside the body from the neck down
- Body of sweater is knitted shorter and close to the body to avoid bagging and excess fabric which might weigh you down when wet - perfect for higher waisted trousers or jeans
- Ribbed cuffs and hem a touch longer and thicker than usual, to better trap heat and to keep the sweater tightly in place, allowing for greater mobility
- Cuffs come up slightly shorter than usual, just touching the wrist bone - this was to avoid fishing nets being caught on the cuffs
- Cuffs are long enough to be turned up allowing for sleeve adjustment
For ideas on how to style this piece, view our Style Journal here.
To learn about the inspiration for this piece, view our History Journal here.
