Wool sweaters that don‘t break the bank?
Temperatures have been getting pretty cold so I want to add some nice wool knits to my warderobe. I checked some of the recommendations on this sub, but 200€+ for a sweater is really out of my price range and judging from recent reviews, Uniqlo‘s quality of wool knits has massively declined.
I definitely don‘t want to spent more than 100€ on one sweater, but are there even any quality ones available still in this price range? (I live in the Netherlands). Any recommendations would be appreciated🙏
I was looking https://www.genuinescottishknits.com and their products actually seem reasonably priced and quite high quality. Does anybody have experience with them?
Genuine Scottish Knits
Genuine Scottish Knits
We are a small family run business based in beautiful South West Scotland. Everything you see in our shop is made in our own factory in Annan which is a small town near Dumfries. The knitwear we sell are absolutely best quality and at genuine factory prices.
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Can't speak to that site, but I really like my Aran sweater from https://aranwoollenmills.com, which seems like similar concept kinda
Those look pretty damn nice, thanks!🙌
You can probably find a bunch on ebay
You can definitely, and for under 100 bucks easy
What are some brands to look out for used?
Genuine Scottish Knits is good - they also have an eBay store where you might find better deals
From what I've been able to tell it's the same woolen mill as Esk Cashmere, who do a lot of the Made In Scotland knitwear for higher end brands (Nigel Cabourn and MHL to name a couple)
This thread also has some more options you might like https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1308499850962276422/1308500293859803200
vintage Pringle is good
The problem there is I don‘t really know which brands to look out for, feels like for Ebay or Vinted shopping you really need to have some expansive knowledge on the subject matter already
Not really ime. Esp for Scottish style knits. Just get something that's 100% wool. Plus there's tons of info on various brands out there already. I'm sure Derek Guy has a blog post of twitter thread running down brands.
I got this sweater off ebay, doesn't even have a brand on it
https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1116800072093532191/1201210355880300554
That’s a really nice find🤌 I guess I will take a dive into Ebay as well and see what i can find
Yeah I bought a thick cable knit 100% wool made in Scotland sweater for 30 quid last winter and its amazing. Never heard of the brand
Lots of the really good old Scottish and Irish knitwear companies are defunct / no longer exist, so yea loads of great deals from unheard of makers to be found 2nd hand
Gleneagles
Alan Paine
Kintyre
Hawico
Peter Scott
Johnstons of Elgin
McGeorge (of Scotland; Galashiels)
Duncan Cameron of Hawick
Esk Cashmere
Colhay’s
Robert Scott
Lochcarron
John Laing
Glenmac
Hogg of Hawick (defunct, rare)
Hawick Knitwear (defunct)
McKenzie
Scott & Charters
Turner Rutherford
Cordings
Loch Lanso (Hawick)
Barrie
Braemar
Murray Allan
Glenmuir
Douglas Page
Glen Lyon
Kinross
William Lockie
Mallochs
John Moody
Lindley
Cains Moore (Italian!)
Ballantyne (of Peebles)
Jamieson’s of Scotland
Harley of Scotland
Pringle of Scotland
Bryant of Scotland (defunct)
Shetland Woolen Co
Campbells of Beauly
Bosie
Drumohr
(some defunct, some still exist, and of some only their vintage knitwear is really worth it)
btw, i also have an uniqlo lambswool sweater from last season that i’m very happy with. I wanted a deep purple one with raglan sleeves or saddle shoulders, and almost no one else makes one like that (also got the uniqlo sweater on vinted for 15€)
Do you live in Europe and use Vinted? There is so much good quality knitwear on Vinted! And Scottish knitwear is always a good call! So just type in Scotland and you will already get some good results!
Ebay is used much less for clothing in Europe than in the States and the UK. Better use Vinted!
Crazy good list, thanks for putting that together!
Wow thanks for that list🙏
Yeah that‘s what I figured after check ebay for a bit, not a lot of offers really. I‘ll check out Vinted and see what I find
Id mention that while vintage Pringle can be very good, the quality in the last few years has been pretty awful, so make sure you're getting an actual wool sweater!
Avoid the awful Pringle x H&M collab; the new heritage line, though, is presumably similar to the old quality but very very pricey!
The Pringle x H&M collaboration is pretty easy to spot (think it mostly used synthetic materials), so it is also easy to avoid.
Different question but what do you usually wear underneath wool sweaters except for button downs? Since they‘re usually a bit itchy
undershirt
I think it's just a matter of getting used to it, but I also don't find lambswool or Shetland wool sweaters itchy, so I usually just wear a normal t-shirt underneath. When it gets colder, I sometimes wear Uniqlo's long sleeve cotton heattech shirts under the sweater.
long sleeve undershirt