WoolWeenies Club

[Cataboo]

My husband gave me a very nice Icebreaker full zip hoodie for our anniversary. It's lighter weight than the half zip Shak hoodie and not as itchy. I wore it all day yesterday, when the temperature went from 19 in the morning to 50 when I went to bed.
I was hinting that I wanted a full zip black Shak, but I guess I'll have to buy that myself!

Is it the conquest hoody? It's nice and very breathable.

[Crankin]

Yes, that's the one. I am going to wear it again tomorrow, when I go into Cambridge and I am in freezing cold and then a warm classroom at the university.

[divingbiker]

I've been coveting a Neve sweater for a while, and finally decided to order one since I found it on sale for $90. Oh my, it is wonderful! I got this one.

I was worried that it would be too small, but it fits perfectly and is so beautiful I want one in every color! Now that I know how well they fit, I might have to order a couple more Neve sweaters.

[Triskeliongirl]

Oooh, I clicked on your link. What lovely stuff they have. Why have I not heard of them?? How does the quality and weight compare to an ibex shak?

Today my latest (and final before my trip) package of wool goodness came from REI. The soho hat kit is lovely. I like that the hat covers my ears, and while the gloves are probably a tiny bit small (one size and I am usually a womens L in gloves) but I can make do as they are stretchy. The pink set matches my arc-tyrex fushia parka beautifully, and it will also brighten up my other gray and black dress coats. And you can't go wrong with smartwool ski socks for less than $7 a pair. I am glad I held out for that last coupon though!

I am sitting here typing this in my ibex woolies bottoms, alpstar pants, rasberry ribbies crew and light purple shak. Its been COLD in san antonio, AM temps in the 20s and 30s. The alpstars really are growing on me. I worried they were a tad loose, but it just makes them oh so comfy over my woolies and ribbie. I think I will wear them on the plane they are so comfy. And they will be easier to care for while traveling than my dry clean only wool dress pants.

p.s. Crankin, let us know how the alpstar pant works out for you. I so hope they aren't too big.

[divingbiker]

Oooh, I clicked on your link. What lovely stuff they have. Why have I not heard of them?? How does the quality and weight compare to an ibex shak?

I've got the Ibex Shak jersey (short zipper) and the quality seems to be comparable (but I just got the Neve sweater yesterday so I haven't worn it yet and don't know how it will hold up.) The Neve sweater is a bit heavier than the Shak.

[7rider]

I've got the Ibex Shak jersey (short zipper) and the quality seems to be comparable (but I just got the Neve sweater yesterday so I haven't worn it yet and don't know how it will hold up.) The Neve sweater is a bit heavier than the Shak.

You got the Neve for bike riding???

[OakLeaf]

Where are the Neve sweaters made? They are beautiful!

[divingbiker]

OK, I can now compare my Neve sweaters to the Ibex Shak.

I've got two Neve sweaters--the Larissa and the Annabelle. I wore the Annabelle home for Christmas and got many compliments on how nice it looked. Both of these fit the same. I also got the old version of the Trudy; I love the design, but it is cut much, much smaller than the other two, and I am going to have to send it back. I wear a large and it fits like a smallish medium, I think.

I also got a black Shak full-zip on sale at REI. I'm wearing it today for the first time.

The Neve sweaters are a looser knit than the Shak, and feel a bit heavier. They're fuzzier due to the looser knit, and much dressier looking than the Shak. The Shak is very comfortable, but I think the pocket zipper makes it look pretty casual.

Size-wise, the Shak in a large is just a bit tighter than the Neves. Weirdly, the full zip Shak in a large fits me the same as the Shak jersey in an XL.

[Natasha]

I found the styles of Shaks to fit differently from each other also. I wear medium in the full zips, but found the half-zip to be quite a bit tighter in medium. I ended up with a large in the hooded shak (it is kind of big, but I like it much better than the medium fit). I didn't like the fit of the half zip and returned it.
I have 4 full zip Shaks, and 2 of them fit much tighter than the other 2. This is before being washed.