WoolWeenies Club

[GLC1968]

Natasha - the Carrie Hoody is defintely a bit thicker than the shak, but it's not 'heavy' like a thick sweater or anything.

I do agree that part of the reason I like the hoody is how it fits so perfectly all over on me. That would make it not fit so wonderfully on someone who is shaped differently than me (I am NOT big busted).

As much as I love my Carrie hoodies (I now have an all black one, too), I have found one small annoyance. The boucle fabric is like a dog/cat hair magnet! It grabs onto that hair and just holds on to it for dear life! This is particularly irritating on the all black one, but at least the thistle heather color camoflauges it a bit!

And yes, I'm wearing it AGAIN today. These two items get MORE use than pretty much anything else I own (except maybe my Kates)!

[Natasha]

Thanks for the input GLC1968. The hoody I ordered is thistle heather and I have a samoyed who has long white hair. Could be a problem.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

About the Carrie hoody....

I am fairly small busted and it fits me just right, very flattering and cozy. The Large fits me perfectly. Knot, I really think you and Sandra might need an XL- you do not want it being snug. I think part of its coziness appeal lies in its slightly loose hooded sweatshirt-like feel.
It is slightly thicker than a shak, but not "heavy". I myself don't find it scratchy at all- the texture reminds me of those little baby terrycloth washcloths- the boucle terry loops are tiny. Besides, the material is smoother on the inside than the outside.
Cat hair?- my other wool items seem to be just as much magnets for cat hair as the Carrie. Wool grabs onto fur in a big way.
I find the Carrie great for throwing on over my shaks to go to the store, etc. If it's 15 degrees out and I am going in and out just between my house, my car, and stores, then I don't want a heavy coat- the Carrie over a base layer and my shak is plenty. It also breathes a bit, and if you take it off in a store it's nice and light to carry or tie around your waist- you don't have to haul some heavy coat around with you.
I love my Carrie. I think of it as my nubbly/comfy hooded outer shak. I love the green- it's an intense emerald green exactly like you sometimes see on moss covered rocks in the forest.

[KnottedYet]

I'm gonna keep it. It's just too cute.

It fits me the same way it fits the model on Ibex's site, so I guess the fit is right.

[KnottedYet]

High Country doesn't have any more Carrie Hoodies at all.

It's fine. Fits over my Shak over a Twizel.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

High Country doesn't have any more Carrie Hoodies at all.

It's fine. Fits over my Shak over a Twizel.

Well it sounds like maybe it is big enough then. It should look awfully nice with the matching Thistle Heather shak!

I got to love my Carrie more each time I wore it. It's very practical, like the shaks are. The high neck and the hood are great, too.

[sandra]

After a few days of temperatures in the 70's, it turned cold. Today I'm at work wearing charcoal gray trouser slacks, a black ribbed turtleneck (it's cotton, but it's ok) and my thistle heather shak. I wore my black Cirque jacket outside. Loving my Ibex!