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| Photo by Salt Water New England |
100% knitted by hand in Ireland (with knitting needles and 100% non-itchy merino wool), these classic garments have that unique drape with patterns that look almost chiseled in. These are the most substantial of sweaters, very warm, very comfortable, and not as prone to the bagging found in machine made versions.
However, Aran sweaters that are authentically and locally hand-knit are increasingly rare as they are so labor intensive; each sweater takes between forty and fifty hours to knit. They typically cost over $350 if bought from the source, and even so, increasingly use labor that has been imported for such tasks.
