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Loving this chunky shawl cardigan from Black Sheep Ltd. It is incredibly soft. And very warm.
Great cardi! I like the lighter shade a lot. If you find the wool too oily or the smell reminds you of a barn full of sheep give the it a handwash with hair shampoo. Get the water out by gently pressing the cardigan while wrapped in a big towel or use a spin dryer. Then reshape it and let it air dry while lying flat on two towels.
I've washed mine several times and it doesn't affect the garment AT ALL. Enjoy yours!
Great cardi! I like the lighter shade a lot. If you find the wool too oily or the smell reminds you of a barn full of sheep give the it a handwash with hair shampoo. Get the water out by gently pressing the cardigan while wrapped in a big towel or use a spin dryer. Then reshape it and let it air dry while lying flat on two towels.
I've washed mine several times and it doesn't affect the garment AT ALL. Enjoy yours!
Article on how to wash wool;
http://www.hjsstudio.com/wash.htmln
Worked on my Black Sheep cardi.
The more you "manipulate" the sweater, the rougher/scratchier the fibers will become.
You want to just set it in the water, very gently "stir" it, let it soak, and let it air dry. It can take a day or so to completely dry.
What detergent you use is very important also. The kind of simple dish washing detergent as recc. by the article worked great.
First time I washed mine, it removed 90% of the barnyard smell. The water was brown with debris.
Another wash removed the last 10%.
(Why don't they wash the wool prior to knitting it into the sweater?? )
Happily, there are several nice alternatives.Thank you for your enquiry but regret there will be no further supplies of this Cashmere Cardigan.
We are completely sold out of size Medium and only have Small, Large or XLarge but not in Navy.
To anyone who might be interested in the White of Hawick cardigan, this is the response I received to my inquiry:
Happily, there are several nice alternatives.
Thanks, I've already bookmarked that link. The male model very much looks like Dietmar Bär don't you think?
BTW: Here's my Blacksheep after some modification I carried out:
Before, with horn toggles:
After, with Aero horn buttons and contrast stitching and additional throat fastening loops:
Two additional buttons and yarn loops for a closer fit around the neck...useful when it's really windy
The loops are made from the same wool. I've asked Blacksheep if they would send me a couple of meters which they gladly did.
What do you think?
After, with Aero horn buttons and contrast stitching and additional throat fastening loops:
What do you think?
Good idea. Looking at some sweaters and scarves. Anyone have recommendations on nice, tan/cream wool scarves for leather jackets? Just started hunting.Sweater weather is finally here... So I thought I'd give this thread a bump and ask where the good ones are this year!