{"product_id":"aran-crafts-ireland-hand-knit-turtleneck-merino-size-m","title":"Vintage Aran Crafts Ireland Hand-Knit Turtleneck, Merino","description":"\u003cp\u003eAran knitting is structural rather than decorative: the cables and the honeycomb are what make the fabric dense enough to keep weather out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark green, hand-knit in Ireland, 100% merino wool as stated on the label. Size M. The woven label reads \u003cstrong\u003eARAN CRAFTS · IRELAND\u003c\/strong\u003e with a landscape motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is named for three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, where it was knitted in undyed cream wool with the lanolin left in. The story that every family had its own stitch so that a drowned fisherman could be identified is a good one and almost certainly a myth; the stitches were simply the ones that made the thickest cloth. Aran Crafts is the label of a family knitwear firm in Monasterevin, County Kildare, founded by Molly Cullen in 1957, and the merino here is a softer, finer wool than the island original, from a breed of sheep that began in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurements to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModern size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fits like a modern Women's S or Men's XS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of one. Sold as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo returns - as is.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aran Crafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44338422612055,"sku":"MT-IVY-027","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0034\/8692\/files\/IMG_6688.jpg?v=1792530085","url":"https:\/\/shopmille.com\/products\/aran-crafts-ireland-hand-knit-turtleneck-merino-size-m","provider":"MILLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}