I’m in love with a too expensive jumper

[Badgercity]

And I can’t get it out of my head.

www.celticandco.com/womens/clothing/jumpers/chunky-fishermans-rib-jumper

If I owned it my life would be better and winter would be full of wonderful crisp walks.

Sigh

Washing instructions are dry clean or hand wash in cold water only. Make work/expense for yourself.

It’s not the washing, it’s the drying that takes for ever and takes so much room.

@Maggiesgirl @WorriedWishingWell I understand 😊 I crochet and people don't seem to understand the cost involved!

OP, I have been hankering after the float stitch and or Donegal sweaters from that site for months.

But I read the washing instructions this week and it has put me right off.

As a knitter and IME buying decent quality wool for a jumper than size won't be far off the price so I don't think it's unreasonable at all.

Natural wool doesn’t really pick up odours. If you didn’t wear it next to the skin (even if you did) and aired it, it might only need washing a couple of times a season.

I’m lucky wool doesn’t make me itch, I wonder when did we all get so sensitive? Wool was the UK’s main native textile for a lot of our history, everyone wore it.

Oh and there is literally no way I would knit it as a favour for anyone but closest family, it would take me much longer than a week (I do it to relax in front of tv).

It's lovely but there must be a cheaper version

Presumably the price reflects the fact it’s made in Europe (hopefully by people paid proper wages) from quality materials and the complexity of the design which will need a lot of manual input on the knitting machines. You can’t exactly compare with a synthetic jumper from H&M!

Love the colour of this one - and it's alpaca blend and in the sale!

www.whistles.com/product/145360.html?istCompanyId=d1d2f30b-0b0e-49ba-b0a8-8d58b49ea1b4&istFeedId=49ad2f42-8f7d-4601-aa76-c1e7224b47b8&istItemId=ptixxliqq&istBid=t

@Badgercity I wash my wool jumpers at the very most once every six months. I air them out and fold them away. But I don’t have them on naked skin so they get sweaty and if I spill something I do wash them because I’m no good at spot cleaning.

So with the “drying flat” - is that literally on a table or something? Not draped over something?

I love C&C. I spend my birthday money on something every September. This year I don't need to though as it's all still perfect! This is last year's Jumper of Joy - admittedly it was £90 with a code not double that.

@NotMeNoNo

Presumably the price reflects the fact it’s made in Europe (hopefully by people paid proper wages) from quality materials and the complexity of the design which will need a lot of manual input on the knitting machines. You can’t exactly compare with a synthetic jumper from H&M!

Yes, exactly! Plus something made from good quality material and shaped properly is going to hang totally differently (and look a lot better) and last a lot longer than some cruddy acrylic item that is suspiciously cheap.

@Badgercity

So with the “drying flat” - is that literally on a table or something? Not draped over something?

Not on a table or it won’t dry. I just use the bit of my drying rack that folds out flat, and lay things on that.

If you look on the jumper in grey colour it already pilling and bobbling. It’s made of Lambswool, that’s a disaster for bobbling.
I bought lambswool scarf for my DH from Lyla and Scott for Xmas and when he opened it started bobbling straight away.
We took it back on Boxing Day.
Totally waste of money.

I bought Celtic sheepskin boots last year for £200 and I'm not very impressed with them or their customer service. They don't look like the images at all. I filled in a customer satisfaction survey about them and never heard anything back. I wouldn't recommend the company. I keep getting spam and it annoys me every time.

@Badgercity

So with the “drying flat” - is that literally on a table or something? Not draped over something?

More on the flat bit of an airer. Which then means moving the airer around for a week, because I have dogs and a cat. I do have a reasonable outdoor hanging airer thing like www.amazon.co.uk/AYE-Sweater-Hanging-Delicates-Swimsuit/dp/B07Q4PKC9S/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=outdoor+mesh+dry+flat+airer&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1630609708&sr=8-2

Only better quality than that. But then it rains so where do you hang it inside?

It depends a bit how it's spun as to whether lambswool (or cashmere or any other yarn) pills. I used to buy those M&s men's lambswool jumpers when I was a student and they lasted for years without going bobbly. Looser spun yarns are worse for it.

I am a good knitter and as everyone else on the thread said, it wouldn't he cheaoer if you wanted to make it in good wool.

Also, on a totally different note, I am in the EU and that sweater is €250 on their website!!!

Dry flat, I place on towel and roll loosely to get as much water out as possible I then lay over clothes rack covered in another towel, making sure it is supported in a few places.

It's gorgeous. In my house it'd either be shrunk in the wash by a well meaning husband or get eaten by moths (both have happened too many times) I now only buy cashmere or lambswool items via ebay for under 20 quid. It hurts less that way.

Can someone please buy me this?

www.whistles.com/product/funnel-neck-yak-mix-knit-30225.html#cgid=Knitwear_Sale_WW&is=false&sz=60&start=0&isSecondPage=false&pid=funnel-neck-yak-mix-knit-30225&pos=21

Oh lovely the whole outfit is lovely. But sorry I would if I could but I can't

NigellaSeed Try ebay just looked got nice ones by that make