Men sweater linen

That the knitting mill Inis Meáin not only understands warming wool sweaters, but also summer light knits, proves this smooth left-hand knit linen sweater. Two different colored yarns form a fine, lively striped pattern on the torso and sleeves, while the shoulder area and the fine rolled hems on the neck, sleeves and torso are knitted from plain melange yarn.

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.)