Inverallan

[zissou]

That, and that Inverallan has been knitted in Scotland for decades (centuries?) and Strathtay is knitted at least partly in India- not exactly a country known for their warm Aran knits.

 

[jimney]

That, and that Inverallan has been knitted in Scotland for decades (centuries?) and Strathtay is knitted at least partly in India- not exactly a country known for their warm Aran knits.

I remember this coming up earlier in the thread, but I don't remember seeing a confirmation. Do we know for a fact that they're doing some knitting in India now?

 

[zissou]

Here is the article.

 

[ArsenalDan]

That article is from 10 years ago.

 

[Shingles]



Here is the article.

:/

 

[cold war painter]

That article's from 2003 and the Inverallans I bought last year are labelled "made in Scotland", so I can only assume the knitting was somehow pulled back onshore. (The Scotsman don't seem to have mentioned Inverallan since then.)

Unless you're thinking the jumpers are knitted offshore and assembled in Scotland to qualify for the label? Either way I wouldn't think that article points to a difference in methods or quality between recent Inverallan and new Strathtay (I don't have any first-hand experience of Strathtay).

 

[zissou]

Ok, I didn't notice the date on the article. It was posted in this thread a month or two ago.

So, back to my original question: has anyone compared the two side by side?

 

[jet]

******* ups guy came today to extort money for my package he's holding hostage, **** this ****.

 

[jwalterweather]

Mine just got shipped and I got a tracking number. Not really happy about UPS either.

Where can you get a kanata sweater? I looked at some online and really liked the looks of them. What are they like in terms of quality and thickness?

Kanata's biggest market is Japan. The best way to get them is off of Rakuten (or maybe yahoo japan auctions). Some of the Rakuten shops will ship internationally for the others you will have to proxy.

Four Horsemen's sweaters were at some point made by Kanata, not sure whether that is still the case. In other years the FH ones were made by Granted, another canadian company that makes similar sweaters. THey actually have a webshop you can order from directly.

 

[Nakedsnake]



******* ups guy came today to extort money for my package he's holding hostage, **** this ****.

Damn. How much? I'm a little worried, mine comes in on Wednesday. My order was £145 before shipping.

 

[Nakedsnake]



Kanata's biggest market is Japan. The best way to get them is off of Rakuten (or maybe yahoo japan auctions). Some of the Rakuten shops will ship internationally for the others you will have to proxy.

Four Horsemen's sweaters were at some point made by Kanata, not sure whether that is still the case. In other years the FH ones were made by Granted, another canadian company that makes similar sweaters. THey actually have a webshop you can order from directly. 

Awesome, thanks. I'll look into it. Any word on the quality?

 

[ceoceo]

Ahahahaha

 

[Find Finn]



Ahahahaha

First thought

 

[cyc wid it]

The polo bear sweater is coveted by a lot of 'lo heads though. And borderline Alden-thread obsessive "Americana" types.

 

[samadhi27]