WoolWeenies Club

[Tokie]

GLC - could you post a picture of yourself in the Rossa hoody? It sounds cute. I'm disappointed that the clothes aren't shown on models on the Ibex website anymore. Would this top be too warm if it was 75F and sunny? (Or, more commonly here, 68 and foggy) Thanks! Tokie( who can't wear her Shak 'til she gets her club (cast) off of her left hand)

[Trek420]

Icebreaker BodyFit 260 Polo LS on steep n' cheep. $30.00

[Skierchickie]

Whoo-hoo! I just scored one (I think). Just happend to get on the computer at the right time. Thank goodness I took a vacation day (okay, a planned mental health day) today! My fear is that it isn't going to happen, because by the time I had checked out, they were showing a knife of some kind. I did get a confirmation number - anybody know if that means I made it? Seems like DH ran into something like this a couple of months ago, and had missed it - I don't remember if he got a confirmation.

I was looking for a wool turtleneck long underwear top this winter, for those really cold days. My Smartwools are both crew neck. Smartwool's high-neck ones were kinda ugly (at least the ones I saw), and the neck was too bulky. This thing looks just like the Olympia zip-neck I got recently, which I love. Perfect - I could pull the neck right up over my chin if I want.

Hoping hoping hoping.

[Triskeliongirl]

Its wool day on steap and cheap, right now the Alyx jacket w pit zips for $85............. (but none my size)

[GLC1968]

GLC - could you post a picture of yourself in the Rossa hoody? It sounds cute. I'm disappointed that the clothes aren't shown on models on the Ibex website anymore. Would this top be too warm if it was 75F and sunny? (Or, more commonly here, 68 and foggy) Thanks! Tokie( who can't wear her Shak 'til she gets her club (cast) off of her left hand)

Personally, I think it would be too much at 75 and sunny, but I overheat easily. 68 and foggy? Definitely.

I'll try to get a picture of me wearing it some time in the the next few days.

[GLC1968]

Ibex Kara Sweater on SAC - $50 right now!

(yes, I bought one )

[Triskeliongirl]

Oh Catherine, you got me going again........ I had resisted, but I was on the Ibex site, and noticed two outlet items that had been sold out in S were now available, the red razel and the blue zepher. They'll look so nice with my professional clothes (grey and black suits), so I had to buy them. Probably returns since only one of each available, lets hope they're not dirty like Knot's or they are going back!

While I was there, I'd been coveting the bella vest (thistle to layer over thistle shak) and pingo jacket (blue to match my bike), so after learning that I do like Boucle after all, into my shopping cart they went. I ended up ordering everything in small, although then I remembered Catherine recommended I size up to M in the pingo. But, with spring riding season here (I did my first long ride last sunday, a 72 mile 'metric' century) my weight has started to fall again (and my boobies have started to shrink, so I am now already less 'busty'...). So, I decided I am not willing to buy anything larger than a Small, so if anything is too tight I'll just send it back. Even if I lose another 10 lb, I can't imagine ever needing an X-small so I think I'll be OK with buying more smalls now. I also think the smaller jacket will be better for layering under my M PI screaming yellow vest for commuting. Also, every item of ibex I own in Small, and anything I have ever ordered in M I sent back.

I also like the pingo as an everyday winter jacket for san antonio, and for my trip to japan this summer since its so water resistant. While I didn't really need another cycling jacket, I've been wearing my daughter's hand me down columbia jacket from middle school (only small in the house) for rain/mild days, so decided I do deserve a pretty new jacket for those middle of the temp days (not new england cold, or texas summer heat, but those times in between). I was especially impressed that Knot noted its exceptional combo. of water resistance and breathablity, always an issue here.

The 17.5 polos I bought a while back at the outlet site are great for spring here. Not hot at all, quite the opposite. I still need to layer them under a shak indoors, since things are overly airconditioned here (imagine, its 88 outside and I am still wearing my shaks, and now my new boucle.......). They still have some left, at much better prices than the new Ts, and they look more professional too. So, wool really is a year round fabric, even in the south texas heat!

[Grog]

I have just received my Boucle Full Zip and the polo I ordered from the outlet. I already regret just getting one polo - silly me - as it WILL be a wonderfully versatile year-round piece.

The Boucle Full Zip is great and fits fine in Small - although I would like it to be a tiny bit more close to my waist - and there will be some room for layering with a black tshirt under. I chose it in Currant Heather and I like the dark shade of "purpled fushia". It will be an awesome piece of clothing for travel. I bought it because I am going to Istanbul in July. It will most likely be way too hot to wear it there but I need something on the plane that I can take off easily (unlike my Shak hoodie, alas), and that I can wear during my stopovers in Montreal and Europe along the way, that won't need to be washed for the two weeks I'm traveling, and that looks good enough. This wil totally be it. I would have loved a Shak full-zip in black instead, because I find the fabric a bit softer on the outside, and I like the versatility of black, but they are no longer available.

The polo shirt, as expected, is great. My husband had one already and I was envious so I got a lagoon one for myself. $39 is not enough for this, I almost feel like sending them more money back in the mail! (Although I'm glad I did not pay the full retail for this, as $89 is a bit steep.) It is a bit wrinkled right now but will look fantastic after it's washed. I wish I had gotten a currant one, too. Oh well, next time!

Now I need a light black wool t-shirt but I'm almost sure I can find that locally.

[Natasha]

Grog,
Backcountry.com has full-zip Shaks in black in stock in S,M and L. They have a 20% off coupon right now too.

I have not really been a big Icebreaker fan as most of their stuff seems to be made in China, and does not have flat-lock seams. But I wanted a merino hoody, so I got the Icebreaker conquest hoody. It seems very well made and is full-zip with mostly flat-sewn seams. It is very soft and warm. I had tried the Ibex shak hoody but found it too scratchy and didn't fit right. Guess I'll have to try more Icebreaker.

[DrBadger]

Other reviews:

The Rossa hoody is awesome! It's a little low cut in front for work but it would be a super sexy 'going out' type top. To work, I'll wear a camisole under it. It's a bit more fitted that I would have expected, but the medium is still the right size for me (as almost all my Ibex stuff is M), so I'd say it's true to size but slim fitting. Very flattering with the band falling right below the bust and the flair in the bottom hitting my hips nicely. It's actually more flattering on me than I thought it would be! I think it'll be really cute with a blazer over it, too.

You are a bad, bad, bad influence went to look at teh Rossa hoody and ordered it. Not really what I need as we are heading into the summer in Houston, but it is a cut that I can not refuse. I have a bunch of t-shirts in a very similar cut and they are my favorite shirts right now.

On the plus side I did find a 15% of coupon for ibex, so that helps justify it a bit more (at least that is what I am telling myself )

OK, back to paper editing.

[Grog]

Just seen: Sugoi makes a wool t-shirt, black or red. Has SUGOI written on one of the sleeves but it's not that bad.

$80 CDN.

[Natasha]

Ibex norgie crew on SAC for $38.11.

[KnottedYet]

Ibex norgie crew on SAC for $38.11.

AAAAAAGH! The temptation is HUGE! I love my norgie, and there's a great plum colored one in my size on SAC!

Must. control. self.

[Natasha]

I love the norgies too. The plum color is beautiful. In the pictures they look like a solid color without the contrasting panels. I ordered a plum and a tonic, so I'll just have to wait and see.

[Dianyla]

Mmhmm... I just pounced on one of those Plum Norgies last night! Eee!

I also just returned the Alyx jacket I bought on Ibex's winter sale. I kept trying to love it but the fact is it's built for a narrow-shouldered wide-hipped woman. Too snug on the boobage, and then all this extra fabric flaring out on the bottom. Damn.