Silk & Cotton
Cable Cardigan
Was $39.00
Now $30.00
or 2 for $54.00(USD)
British Wool
Aran Jumper
Was $48.00
Now $39.00
or 2 for $75.00(USD)
British Wool
Aran Cardigan
Was $53.00
Now $48.00
or 2 for $88.00(USD)
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CABLE JUMPER
Welcome to Wool Overs; we have been at the forefront of quality wool, cotton and cashmere knitwear since 1989. Wool Overs now offer a beautiful range of cable jumpers.
Produced with a gorgeous all over cable stitch texture from the highest quality British wool, the Wool Overs cable knit is a perennial favourite. We have big, thick cable jumper s for men and women such as the Glen Royal as well as slinky numbers like the ladies silk and cotton cable cardigan. With a wide variety of cable knits like this, you’re bound to find a garment to suit your tastes and needs!
Offering unbeatable value for money, whilst keeping our garments of the highest quality; Wool Overs entire range of cable sweater s are fully machine washable and backed by our no quibble guarantee.
If this is your first visit to Wool Overs please be assured that you can order your cable jumper through our simple and secure payment system.
A Quick History of Wool:
In 10,000 BC people in West Asia began to domesticate sheep to ensure a continuous supply of meat and milk. Initially it was just the skin of the sheep that was seen as useful, used to make leather for clothes, soon the hair was left on to make it warmer, like a fur coat but still there was no wool as we know it today.
When people began wearing clothes, instead of just furs, one of the popular fibers to use was wool. It was noticed that although none of the sheep hair was really any good for spinning, due to it being too thick and brittle, some of the hair from the underside of the sheep, was finer than the rest. People began to selectively breed sheep that had the most ‘good’ wool trying to produce more hair you could spin. Eventually, by about 5000 BC, people could begin to spin wool.
Wool has a lot of advantages over the vegetable fibres. It is easier to prepare it for spinning: you just cut it off the sheep and comb it out. It is easier and quicker to spin than cotton or flax and warmer. The lanolin on the wool makes it shed water, so it is a good fibre to wear if you will be out in the rain. And it can be dyed more easily than flax, so you can have clothes in various colours and patterns
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