Aran Button Neck Merino Wool Cardigan Women's Irish Asymmetrical Multi Cable Knitted Sweater Made in Ireland

This cardigan Ireland-made cardigan is a product of Carraig Donn, an Irish manufacturer of clothes, jewelry and giftware since 1965. This family-owned company is popular for its quality handmade sweaters and cardigans made from Irish materials and inspired by Ireland’s landscape and tradition. The Ladies Multi Cable Wool Irish Cardigan is made up of Merino wool, the soft waterproof wool of merino sheep. This wool is not only softer but also thinner compared to other types of wool and for this reason, it is suitable for making clothing. Like in sheep, the fiber in this natural wool insulates your skin by trapping air and hence keeping you warm. On a hot day, these porous fibers will move moisture from your skin and leave you cool. This cardigan is therefore suitable for any season. The plaited trellis cardigan comprises of the trellis and cable patterns, which are among the common Aran patterns used on sweaters. These Aran patterns originate from the Aran Islands on the west side of Ireland’s coast. The island, which is popular for its Aran sweaters and long stone fences, has lived on farming and fishing your many years. Women originally knitted these sweaters out of wool and in symbolic patterns for their fishermen husbands and fathers. These patterns represent different elements and aspects of the Island and its residents. The trellis pattern symbolizes the stone walls in the Island that surround the farmers’ fields and is also a symbol of protection while the cable patterns in this plaited trellis cardigan symbolize fishing ropes. This simple and stylish Irish cardigan incorporates the old and the new.