WoolWeenies Club

[malkin]

Hey woolieweenies!
How many of these could I need?

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,...For-Women.html

[jessmarimba]

I don't know, but now I need one.

Do the sleeves on the jackets run any longer than their sweater sleeves? The sweater I have is almost bordering on too-short sleeves for me.

[Catrin]

My LBS is being kind enough to allow me a 50% discount on a lovely Smartwool long-sleeve jersey. It has the kind of pockets in the back I like, a lovely dark reddish color, and even a pocket on the sleeve Even better, they are holding it for me until Friday when I will actually have the money - it is still far from cheap at 50%...

There were only 2 left in the color I wanted, medium and large. Both fit - I went for the larger one with the idea that I might want to wear a base layer underneath it and it would work better for that.

Considering this is a wool jersey, will I even NEED to wear a base layer with it? I've learned that I won't really consider riding in temps <35. At least that is the way it is THIS year - next year I may not be so thin blooded.

What say you, o Woolen Wise-Women? I don't have much experience with wool in general, and the only other wool items I have are a base layer and two Swobo short-sleeve jerseys that I have not yet had a chance to wear. I hope to change that tomorrow

[OakLeaf]

I will definitely wear two layers of wool (in fact, I am right now - and I do on the bike when it's cold, as well).

You'll still probably still want a wind blocking jacket, but that can just be a shell you can wear in warmer weather, if your middle and base layer are nice warm wool.

[Catrin]

I will definitely wear two layers of wool (in fact, I am right now - and I do on the bike when it's cold, as well).

You'll still probably still want a wind blocking jacket, but that can just be a shell you can wear in warmer weather, if your middle and base layer are nice warm wool.

I have a quite nice PI thermal jacket - but as it is an XL (from last winter when I was so much larger than now) it is HUGE - which isn't really a problem except the back of it tends to get caught behind/beneath my saddle. I am going to sell it but trying to make it work for a little longer.

I just wish jackets weren't so expensive, but that is the way of the world...I do want to find one that is more visible than my current black one with a touch of red...

[malkin]

I don't know, but now I need one.

Do the sleeves on the jackets run any longer than their sweater sleeves? The sweater I have is almost bordering on too-short sleeves for me.

The sleeves are longer than normal! And I have longish arms.
The arms are a bit slender.

I actually ordered one in each size, thinking that one would work. The small is too tight in the arms, the medium is good and the large is good too, so I couldn't decide. Besides, the large is black/purple and the medium is bark/red.

Brewer used the word 'erotic' to describe the wool.

Something about this jacket reminds me of Le Petit Prince.

[GLC1968]

The sleeves are longer than normal! And I have longish arms.
The arms are a bit slender.

I actually ordered one in each size, thinking that one would work. The small is too tight in the arms, the medium is good and the large is good too, so I couldn't decide. Besides, the large is black/purple and the medium is bark/red.

Brewer used the word 'erotic' to describe the wool.

Something about this jacket reminds me of Le Petit Prince.

Damn you, malkin!

I just used a huge chunk of my Q4 bonus on Neve sweaters from Sierratradingpost! I ordered 3 for me and one for my husband. I should be locked up.

[jessmarimba]

Maybe I'm lucky that their sweaters don't quite fit Along with almost every other wool clothing company out there.

[malkin]

Really, jess...

You do know that if the fit is a little off in a wool garment that you can block it to fit you!

(malkin, the wool devil temptress...bwah ha ha haaaaaa!)

[Cataboo]

I went underneath my bed today and pulled out my wool stash. Apparently, I have gone all winter wearing wool without going into my wool stash.

So I sorted through it and a lot of it will appear on here in a few days.

[jessmarimba]

Really, jess...

You do know that if the fit is a little off in a wool garment that you can block it to fit you!

(malkin, the wool devil temptress...bwah ha ha haaaaaa!)

I don't know if I can fix these! Most of the shirts fit perfectly through the shoulders and sides but are too short and/or the sleeves are too short. I guess I could buy up a few sizes but even that is no guarantee

Unrelated - the one wool "t-shirt" I have never smells b/c of me sweating, but seems to be the only thing that comes out of the wash all stinky. How do I fix that?