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Redstone02
44
Nov 16, 2018
What weight of yarn? Is this for COLD weather?
Redstone02We used a 2/28nm yarn weight with a 12 gauge knit. This may not help much, but it translates to a weight that is somewhere in the middle-lightweight side. It's hard to say what level of cold it is for, as you will probably be layering it with other garments and and not something that will be your main layer on super cold days. I hope that helps.
abela
523
Nov 16, 2018
stefanwarnaarI would not, in any way, say that the sweater is a "cold weather" garment. The threading is not a tight threading, air blows right through it. That said, it is a really dang nice looking, and super comfortable, around-town kind of garment. And, as Stefan said, if you have a next-to-skin and L1 underneath it, it can be used as a thermal layer, but the L1 would need to be something that will block wind.
shoddy
0
Nov 30, 2018
abelaI have to confess Abela that I am finding your reasoning about cold weather a bit difficult to follow. Are you basically saying that it's not a softshell, or that it's not even a very warm fleece? Most of my midlayers aren't windproof and I would not expect to go out in really cold weather just wearing a jumper. Or are you saying that even with a shell on top and a base layer, you are still going to need another insulating layer?
Cardamomtea
588
Jul 7, 2019
shoddyI'm not @abela, but I think he's off adventuring right now, so I'll give you my interpretation of what he wrote. Hopefully when he has free time he'll respond to you. I think he means that it's a light insulating layer, like the heavy pile fleece baselayers Patagonia used to sell as "expedition weight." Wind would cut right through them, but if protected from wind, they were great. Compare that to a down insulating layer/jacket like the Arc'teryx Thorium, which can be used as an insulating layer in pretty cold weather, or on its own w/ a baselayer in cool to moderately cold conditions. If you look at the garment photos, especially the sleeve detail, you can get a good idea of the sweater's thickness, and what kind of insulation it might provide. I have a slightly thicker cashmere sweater that I use over a baselayer and with a jacket, when it's above freezing. Below freezing I put my thorium on top of the sweater. I hate using the thorium without a wool/cashmere layer underneath... I always get a clammy feel from it. When it's really cold (-10F to -30F), and I'm not moving much, I go REI silk baselayer, Smartwool 250 hoodie, EB cableknit cashmere turtleneck, Arc'teryx Thorium AR hoody, Patagonia down jacket (I think Fitz Roy? Or whatever it was called in 2003), and then the OR Helium as a shell, if needed. OK I went off on a tangent, but what I'm trying to convey is my enthusiasm for wool/yak/goat products, and how versatile they are. If I didn't already have my cashmere sweater, and I was a guy, I would own this one.
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