Good quality warm jumpers, not too pricey?

[Baboonballoon]

I’m looking to buy some new warm jumpers this year, ideally in natural materials . Where do people recommend for these? Usual high street shops I shop in (H&M, Asos) mainly not natural and not very warm!

Willing to spend a bit more but not 100s on each jumper (looking at you, Toast!) - any ideas would be very welcome

I am wearing M&S 100% cotton jumpers which are £19.50 full price (the crew neck ones feel thicker than the v neck ones for some reason)with an extra-warm M&S heatgen thermal layer underneath (about £15ish). The extra warm ones have a light fleece backing and they're really toasty.

I brought a couple from French Connection today, they've 20% off, easy returns too if they come and are itchy

I'm devoted to men's machine washable cashmere jumpers from Edinburgh Woollen Mill now that I've discovered them . Can be got for about £60 I think in the sale, which to me is a lot for a jumper but then I live in them for great chunks of the year so price per wear is really good.

None of my Seasalt wool jumpers have bobbled, I find them hard wearing.
Hobbs also has some lovely wool jumpers in with 20% off at the mo

For those who are suggesting merino I suggest you look up museling. It's a barbaric practise where skin around the anus is removed without any anaesthetic.

I got some lovely jack wills jumpers and cardigans off eBay.. lambswool...great condition and price..also some Gant items.

Toast jumpers are fantastic, they are ridiculously expensive but I have 2, that I bought in the sales, that I wear pretty much in rotation. Both under £100 and will last for years

I found Woolovers horrendous when I wanted to return a couple of things and I've never been back.

TK Maxx has some cashmere jumpers online, I've never bought any mind

Uniqlo lambs wool is toasty! Size up though!

@Cuddling57

Has anyone got cashmere or merino scarf and gloves?

I've got a beautiful cashmere/wool mix scarf from &otherstories a couple of years ago

I am fed up of buying And Other Stories and French connection jumpers for £65+ which shrink in the wash. I’m definitely going to look into vintage as it will already have been washed a zillion times.

Sainsbury’s! Great knitwear and cosy jumpers this year. I have been so impressed.

I buy knitwear of ebay (used but good condition) as I too struggle to find natural materials that are affordable for me. We also have a charity shop in a town about 40 minutes away I try to get to now and then as it is in a town which was famous for its several wool mills, They often have items from the local mills at pennies - and I mean pennies. Don't know if you have a similar area near by but worth a think if you don't mind second hand

Merino wool isn’t very ethical sadly. Lots of cruelty involved.

Thanks for mentioning museling. I had not been aware of this practice so looked it up. The following retailers don’t use museled wool: John Lewis, H&M, New Look, Next, and Topshop apparently.

My current 2 favourite snuggly jumpers are one from Superdry (I know they put logos on everything, but the thread colour matches so not intrusive). And the other is from a Devon company called Quba Sails - they do 'sailing' clothing, but their jumpers are lovely.
Both jumpers are 100% cotton (though watch out because not all the knitwear is, from either company).

Celtic and co have beautiful, warm jumpers but very spendy. I try to shop in the sales the previous winter. I have two well reduced last season Toast jumpers to wear this year.

Ebay all the way. Or sales.

Thank you for mentioning the ethical retailers.

That’s good to know. It’s not widely known I dont think. People just presume sheep are not hurt during the shearing process.

I really rate Celtic & Co..... I have a couple and they just don’t bobble. A bit of an investment though.

I have a code for 15% off Celtic and Co, think it is a general one, not specific to me :
AW20CO

Have you looked at the Premium Quality and Conscious ranges at H&M? You can normally find 100% cashmere jumpers and good quality knitwear in those categories, at reasonable prices too.

Great quality, preloved cashmere.

www.nearlynewcashmere.co.uk/pages/the-story

@goose1964

For those who are suggesting merino I suggest you look up museling. It's a barbaric practise where skin around the anus is removed without any anaesthetic.

I hate humans. Is this all wool? 🙁