WoolWeenies Club

[Trek420]

Cool summer usually means a cold winter following in Minnesota... I'm using that as my excuse for stocking up on woolly items. Um, I can save on heating, right?

Right. You're doing it for the economy and the enviornment. Yep.

[emily_in_nc]

Just ordered a couple lightweight Smartwool tops on sale:

http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/out...ve-Womens.html

and

http://www.teamestrogen.com/product-view.ep?pID=101270 (right here on TE, in black)

These should be good on our boat when it's warm and as base layers during cooler times of the year. The black one will be nice under my (one and only) black Shak!

[GLC1968]

Scored big time at Nordstroms Rack this weekend. They had sleeveless smartwool tops for $24.97 and short sleeved t's for $29.95. I bought two of each! They also had a bunch of other 'summer' wool things like a strappy tank with a shelf bra and a short sleeved shirt with a collar. I really needed some layering wool pieces (sleeveless for cycling, t's for work) so the timing was excellent!

[Blueberry]

Right. You're doing it for the economy and the enviornment. Yep.

I should use that in my ongoing lobby to convince by DH that we *need* another golden retriever That, and our dog would really like a friend...

[Cataboo]

It's fall!

I spent the day in an ibex sport bra, with a short sleeve merino t shirt, with the ibex serrano full zip bike jersey (my favorite layering piece ever currently), smartwool socks, and an ibex softshell over top.

I'm all snuggly, soft & warm.

[Grog]

I need Ibex pants.

Anyone has had success with their pants at work? In a business-on-the-casual-side kind of office?

[kmehrzad]

It's fall!

I spent the day in an ibex sport bra, with a short sleeve merino t shirt, with the ibex serrano full zip bike jersey (my favorite layering piece ever currently), smartwool socks, and an ibex softshell over top.

I'm all snuggly, soft & warm.

Does the Ibex Serrano jersey run small or if I normally wear a Medium jacket, is it safe to say that a Medium Ibex jersey would fit me?

[Cataboo]

I have the medium - I can show it to you on Thursday. You're much thinner than I, but probably have longer arms. But I think ibex sizing if fairly normal.

Grog,

I'm not sure whether or not you can get away with knit wool pants as business casual attire - but I have the loose tights & the izzi pants and like them both...

Then they have the more softshell like pants- the alpstar.

[Crankin]

Oh yeah. I wore my Shak for the first time since June last night.

As far as the pants, I can't really wear Ibex pants. I am in between an x small and small. And of course, they are all too long. I would even pay to have them hemmed, if I could find some that fit. I ended up buying a pair of Jones Ware semi-custom wool pants, that I wear for x country skiing, hiking, and snow shoeing. It was only $10.00 extra for them to hem them to my length and tweak the waist measurement a bit.
I think Ibex pants are made for tall, skinny people. All of the ones I've tried on, I could barely pull up over my knees, when I tried on my usual size. Since I am thin to begin with, I gave up!

[redrhodie]

I wore my Smartwool turtleneck yesterday. 2 days ago I was in short sleeves. It all happens so fast.