WoolWeenies Club

[Trek420]

Wools socks are the gateway drug.

I just got myself an Ibex Breakaway jacket from Sierra Trading Post. Merry Christmas to me

[Sheesh]

I got wool for Christmas! Mr. Sheesh bought it on SteepandCheap a couple of weeks ago.

[KathiCville]

I just ordered that Ibex Breakaway jacket, too, when it hit @$53 on STP a couple of days ago. I'm hoping that the "yellow green" color of the description is same or similar to the two yummy Ibex "Tonic" yellow-green pieces I already have.....And if not, I'm sure I'll love it anyway---at that price, it was tooooo tempting to resist!

[itself]

I broke down...we have two mortgages, but I had to take advantage of the fact that Ibex had free shipping and NO tax! Here is Arizona, the 8.3% tax is a killer.

Two mint green woolie zips on there way...had to get one for my partner/stoker! I can't wait!

Lisa
ICE X2 Tandem
Aero 24

[Trek420]

Ibex Vertigo Jacket - Women's on SAC, 67% off, oh dear.

[GLC1968]

Man, I've been checking SAC all day (super bored here at work today) and I still missed the Ibex Vertigo? How does that happen?!?

I did score some nice Ibex for Christmas. DH bought me the Shak jersey in warm green (I would not have guessed that color would flatter me, but it does!) and my mom got DH and I EACH a $250 GC! I can't decide what I need (vs what I want!). Oh the sheer agony and joy of it...all rolled into one!

I also bought DH a few pairs of smartwool socks...so it was definitely a wooly holiday at our house!

Speaking of spending my gift certificate: Does anyone have the Carrie Full Zip Hoodie? Do you love it? I'm thinking it'll be a nice 'around the house/town' top. Yes? And then I can also don it for extra cold cycling days (that aren't all that common here)... Opinions?

[trickytiger]

Ahhh, a wool short-sleeve zip neck for $19.99? Yes please! I've had my eye on NAU clothing for awhile- they seem like an interesting company, with a focus on sustainability and eco-design. www.nau.com

I ordered last night- and got my package this morning using NORMAL ground shipping! Amazing! I picked up the woolie tee off the clearance sale, and a pair of bouldering capris (non-wool). Capris I need to exchange for a smaller size, but the shirt will fit in a medium, if only because the small wouldn't fit my shoulders.

The fabric: Very light-weight stretchy wool, soft, beautiful color. I got charcoal grey, and it has almost a lavender-y sheen to it. Good as a summer-weight shirt or first layer.

Construction: Very nice. Seams are well made. The body of the shirt is quite long- it would work well for those of you with long torsos. Includes one small side zip-pocket. This is definitely an understated shirt- simple and clean. No logos or identifying anything. That's why I liked it! Would work with jeans or khakis or my climbing pants!

[KnottedYet]

Ibex Vertigo Jacket - Women's on SAC, 67% off, oh dear.

Didja buy one?

[KathiCville]

TrickyTiger....You're a shameless enabler, LOL! Thanks to your post, I ordered the same zip-up T in the stone and the charcoal. At that price, it's well worth trying them out......Thanks for the tip!

[Trek420]

65% off on the Womens Arc'teryx Regent Cardigan - Wool right now on SAC. Looks very nice but I have wool on order and all my discretionary (and non discretionary) income is going to the remodel

[Bad JuJu]

33 degrees F in northwest Florida when I woke up this morning! See, even Florida provides an occasional opportunity to wear wool--time to raid the cedar chest!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wools socks are the gateway drug.

OMG Trek that is TOO funny- and too true!!!

Those jackets you guys are getting so cheap are SO tempting!! That maple red Pingo jacket.....mmmmmmm....
But I am RESISTING!!!- I just bought myself the Ibex Cortina wool vest AND the Ibex Bregenz jacket this month.....and there is NO way I can, make further excuses to buy yet another jacket right now.
Besides, when I'm biking down in the 30's I seem to stay just fine and toasty with my merino base layer and 2 Ibex shaks AND a vest, etc. I think I would be just too durned sweaty in a wind proof jacket like the Cirrus material. I like the way the wool sleeves breathe -I can feel cool breeze on my arms, yet I never get cold and my core stays toasty. I've done this same layering while snowshoeing too, and it seems to be the perfect layering for me.
Of course some of you ladies, like in Seattle, are riding in cold rain- that's different and I can see a weather-proof layer jacket for that. I usually do not go riding in the rain- we don't get rain as often, so it's easier to avoid it here.

[elk]

So...I havn't read backwards yet...but I am assuming you gals got some nicey wooly presents this year???

I got this: http://www.rei.com/product/757199?vcat=REI_SEARCH
in black...and I have been wearing it practically 24/7....
It fits beautifully and is muy soft...

p.s. to Sandra....I DO have to send that "form fitting" icebreaker top back...now I know!
this smartwool sweater in XL is sexy!

pps to all Woolweenies ( why WEENIES??? it takes a tough woman to chose wool!!) Are you ready for the onslaught of SALE!!! emails you are about to recieve??? I'm afraid to look...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I got this: http://www.rei.com/product/757199?vcat=REI_SEARCH
in black...and I have been wearing it practically 24/7....
It fits beautifully and is muy soft...

p.s. to Sandra....I DO have to send that "form fitting" icebreaker top back...now I know!
this smartwool sweater in XL is sexy!

pps to all Woolweenies ( why WEENIES??? it takes a tough woman to chose wool!!) Are you ready for the onslaught of SALE!!! emails you are about to recieve??? I'm afraid to look...

Elk,
That is one good lookin Smartwool sweater!! I don't suppose we could get to see a picture of you in it? It is very elegant.
I have a Smartwool midweight zip turtleneck in black from last year that I wear a lot- it's very soft and thick. It's a bit form fitting what with those tapered side seams, so when I'm having a "feeling fat day" I wear it underneath as a warm base layer. (....she says while making a serious dent in her 1 lb. box of Xmas hand dipped chocolate covered cherries as we speak)

I avoid ordering Icebreaker stuff partly due to their main blonde model who is seemingly shaped like a graceful giraffe: http://www.icebreaker.com/site/icebr..._rock_zip.html
- those clothes look so long and thin they don't seem like any of them could ever possibly fit me! I have ample hips. I have sturdy thighs. But I have a small waist and I'm not overweight, mind you. But that Icebreaker model looks like she is from another planet than the one I came from. ;-D

I don't remember who it was who suggested starting the "Wool Weenie" thread and naming it that...it was Knot who actually started the thread going, after a bunch of us wool nuts talked about wanting to start a special thread where we could go on and on about wool clothes and compare notes on specific items and alert each other to sales, etc. But I can't remember who specifically suggested the name "wool weenies"- was it Knot? Dianyla? Trek?
I think the word weenie was meant as in a nerd, like a computer nerd or something. A wool nut/wool weenie, something like that, beats me.

This is the place to post questions about wool clothes, since all of us wool crazies surely check this thread regularly and together we have pooled a large amount of collective experience and "cardal knowledge" (get it? ha ha).

I did NOT get any wool for Xmas- but that's OK! It's because my DH is a Wool Weiner too, and so the two of us just get wool for ourselves as we see fit and whenever there is a clear need. We don't buy each other wool because we each know exactly what we want and need in our own wardrobe. For xmas we get each other good books, chocolates, biking goodies, and little things. We have an understanding that works well.

[elk]

i know what you mean about the Icebreaker model...a giraffe from a very very cold climate...Sweden...maybe Germany...cold....cold cold...and thin and rather dry....

i love the Ibex F models....they all look like my cousins..