WoolWeenies Club

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I was pretty tempted by those. I had an ibex green polo shirt arrive today & some ibex knee warmers, so that might be today's wool fix.

I was cleaning and hanging things up earlier and noticed that I have 2 ibex carries, 2 ibex vertigos, 2 ibex mollie's, 1 ibex switchback full zip, 3 ibex switchback pullovers, 2 icebreaker ravens, 2 icebreaker allstars, 1 ibex cinch, 1 icebreaker jetter, 1 smartwool route, at least 4 icelandic design wools..... 3 ibex shak zip necks, 1 hooded shak.

And erm. an ibex neve, ibex cirque jacket, and.... I'm not getting into any of the rest of the sweaters.

And there's only 1 of me.

I have serious shopping issues.

Not bad for starters.

[fidlfreek]

Hey, I bought some SmartWool glove liners last month and LOVE them. Super super warm and soft. But they are starting to ravel out at the thumb! OH NO!!!!!! Has this happened to anybody else???

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just last night I darned a big unravel spot in my wonderful old cashmere wool glove liners. I think it's fairly common to have wool gloves start coming apart in one spot or another. They are not as tightly woven as heavy socks. Either ask Smartwool or the store to replace them, or else just get used to darning little holes and loose seams in wool. I'm kind of used to darning little wool holes and unraveled seams spots at this point. The trick is to get them when they are just starting. Use a single thread so it's less bulky, and don't pull the wool together so much as to pucker it needlessly.

[fidlfreek]

I am handy with a needle. Do I just use normal cotton thread? What about the knots?

[Cataboo]

Not bad for starters.

Don't encourage me I'm working on returning to a sane amount of clothing and divesting of all the stuff I don't need.

[Natasha]

REI has marked their Ibex and Icebreaker stuff down even further. A full zip shak for less than $60 and a Carrie Hoody for a little over $63. A food variety of icebreaker too.

[Natasha]

That should read a good variety of Icebreaker. I guess the REI 15% discount ends tonight, on top of the lower prices.

[Cataboo]

Despite my previous post about divesting, I have to indulge.

[Cataboo]

I'm sitting on my hands and forcing myself to look at my credit card balance from christmas shopping and other indulgances... not to mention the previous list of wool I've posted.

Self restraint is winning. sort of.

[Crankin]

My black full zip Shak came last night! I am going to wear it hiking today.
So, no more wool for me, unless something unusual comes along.
Of course, we can still meet up for the sale at the Arcadian Shop next month...

[RTW]

OK, thanks to you guys, I'm thinking about getting an Ibex Full-Zip Shak. I have an Icebreaker Conquest Hoodie that I love and wear everywhere, but I have trouble layering it under some of my coats when I'm not wearing the hood, because the hood hangs down and gets under the collar. The Ibex Full-Zip Shak is the only wool cardigan-type sweater that I can find without a hood. But I'm not sure how it fits -- relaxed, fitted, designed to wear over sweaters, etc.? FWIW, I take a medium in most Icebreakers and also in my Ibex Kate, but in Patagonia, I'm a small in all outerwear (though not in shirts). I also found that the Ibex Backcountry pants are slightly too large for me in medium. My theory is that I take smaller sizes in anything that's meant as outerwear, and anything that's relaxed (I usually need petite clothing in general). Any advice?

And thanks to you guys, I'm also tempted by the Carrie Hoody, which -- unlike the Shak -- I *don't* need, but that never seems to stop me. Any advice on whether to size up or down in that one?

Thanks for the advice (even though you're making me spend *more* money on my wool addiction)!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We could probably give you better fit advice if you gave us your height and weight and maybe an approx. bust size.

Also, do you want the Shak and/or the Carrie to wear UNDER overcoats or do you plan to wear them OVER regular tops, like jackets or cardigans, on the outside? In other words, do you want them to fit like a jacket with room to spare, or like a form fitting turtleneck sweater?

[RTW]

You want my weight? That's classified information!

Um. 5'3" and 130 lbs. I have no idea what my bust size is. In general, I'm MP or size 8P in most shirts, but S in Patagonia jackets (and 6P in Ann Taylor's jackets, sometimes 8P at J. Crew).

I'd be wearing it as a midlayer in late fall/winter or as an outer layer in spring through fall, just the way I wear my Conquest Hoodie. I've been known to wear the Conquest over garments as thick as a thin wool (of course!) sweater or even a twinset, and under my winter coat. It's snug and fitted but doesn't look too tight. I think the Carrie is a little thicker than the Conquest (320), being boucle, but am not so sure about the Shak.

ETA: Oh, and forgot to mention, I have an Ibex Cirque and take a small in that.

[Zen]

Icebreaker body fit 260 crew is on sac right now for $32 (60% off)

Snagged me one
It's greybut I like the thumbhole thingies

[Selkie]

Snagged me one
It's greybut I like the thumbhole thingies

Grey is actually not a bad color.