Inis Meáin makes this warming sweater from virgin wool yarns that come from Donegal, Ireland. They are melange yarns knitted into two colored blocks - light in the chest, upper arms and shoulders, dark underneath. A lively alternation of narrow stripes marks the transition of colors. The sweater is patent knitted and worked with raglan sleeves, rib knit cuffs finish the neck, sleeves and torso.

The three Aran Islands lie off Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. They are best known to the world for the knitting skills of their inhabitants. The island in the middle of the three, Inis Meáin (pronounced Inisch Maan), is home to less than 200 inhabitants and a knitting factory of the same name. Founded in the 1960s by the dedicated Dubliner Tarlach de Blacam, the knitting mill has been producing knitwear of local character and first quality since then – in keeping with the company’s motto: “Go maire tú is go gcaithe tú é.” (May you live long to wear it.)