British Wool Cable Knit Sweater - Green | Made in England

Description

A heavyweight cable knit sweater made in England from 100% Lancashire wool. The lightest of our British wool collection — which is to say, still substantially warmer than almost anything else you’ll own.

Why it’s here

Cable knit patterns have a long history in the fishing communities of Britain and Ireland — each family, each port, each region developing its own variation over generations. Not purely decorative, but practical too: the raised stitches add insulation, trap air, and shed water. A sweater designed for the kind of weather that doesn’t apologise for itself.

Ours is a classic interpretation of that tradition — no single pattern, but a clean, considered design that draws from the best of it. Made by the same father-and-son mill in the English Midlands that makes all of our British wool sweaters, using the same minimally processed Lancashire wool they’ve been working with for decades. We found them ten years ago, drove to the mill in person, and haven’t looked elsewhere since.

It is, like everything from this mill, built to last rather than to impress — and in our experience, the two tend to go hand in hand.

What you’re getting

Each sweater contains between 1.3 and 2.3lb of long-fibre British wool — a lot of it, by modern standards. The lightest of our three British wool styles, though lightweight is relative — this is still a substantial, warm garment made from 100% long-fibre Lancashire wool.

The cable knit construction adds both texture and insulation, trapping air between the stitches in the way the pattern was always intended to. Like all our wool sweaters, it’s minimally processed — which means a faint lanolin smell when new, the natural oil in the wool that gives it its water resistance and longevity. It softens and fades with wear. The sweater itself does the same — getting better, not worse, with time and use.

A note on softness: this is working wool, not cashmere. If you have a high sensitivity to natural wool, it’s worth bearing in mind.

A little history

Cable knit patterns originated in the fishing villages of the British Isles — Aran in Ireland, the Scottish islands, the harbours of Cornwall and Yorkshire — where each community developed its own stitch as a kind of signature. The raised, twisted cables were practical as much as decorative: a denser weave that trapped warmth and shed the sea. The tradition spread because it worked. Ours continues it for the same reason.

Materials & Fit

100% Lancashire wool. Unisex. Men fit true to size; women generally size down. The cable knit has a natural stretch and give to it — if in doubt, size up for a relaxed fit.

Care

Machine wash on a wool, delicates, or hand wash setting — no higher than 30°C. A mild or wool-specific detergent. Hand washing is better if you have the patience. Add a few drops of baby oil to the rinse water to keep the wool at its best. Always dry flat on a towel — never hang, which will stretch it out of shape over time.