Our sweater is crafted from British wool by a family-run company in Scotland based in the small harbour town of Peterhead. Knitted “in the round”, making it seamless, and finished with a roll at the edge of the ribbed crew neck. Part of our Menswear collection.
British wool. Seamless. Roll-edged crew neck. Ribbed edges.
Details
Hand wash. 100% wool.
Made in the United Kingdom.
Size & Fit
Regular fit. Length: Mid hip. Sleeves: Full length. Neckline: Crew.
Front length from side neck point for size M is 67cm.
Studio model Oli is 6ft/183cm tall and wears a size M.
Delivery & Returns
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Supporting Local Farming at British Wool
Mountains of fleece bales fill the British Wool depot in Bradford, and it’s hard to conceive how long it would take to grade each by hand. For the TOAST Autumn Winter collection, undyed wool sorted at the hub has been used to create a menswear and womenswear sweater. Sean Crannigan, owner of TOAST supplier Knoll Yarns in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, has bought the wool directly from British Wool, and sends it to be spun nearby at Lightowlers in Huddersfield. After being spun, the yarn is sent to Scottish knitters Harley, to be knitted into shapes created by TOAST designers, making the finished sweaters entirely UK-made.
“Each grader will get through six tonnes of wool a day, 3,000 fleeces,” says Ian Brooksbank, who manages the operation at British Wool and has been working there since 1990. “We're just not sorting the wool by breed, we also grade by the characteristics that the buyer wants,” he explains. There are over 100 different grades, which are split into six main categories of wool – “fine, medium, cross, lustre, hill and mountain.”