ML Kessler Pullover Sweater - Alpaca (For Women)

I can't believe how warm this sweater is -- especially since it weighs next to nothing! I love wool, but I have to admit the alpaca softness is pretty nice. The fit is loose, but elegant. This sweater looks great with fitted jeans or longer skirts. Very simple and comfortable!

This product was largely machine-made, with some handmade details around the neck and across the front. The sleeves were much too wide at the wrists. The whole effect was unflattering.

I love the softness of the sweater, and even the long, slightly flared sleeves don't bother me (I usually push my sleeves up to 3/4 length anyway), but the sweater is scratchy. I've never known myself to be allergic to alpaca, so the scratchiness surprised me. Also, the scratchiness seems to increase the longer I wear it, so while I like the sweater, I'm afraid I won't wear it as often as I expected to.

I love alpaca and I like buy items that benefit the artisans that make them. The concept of this sweater is good (warm and snugly), but the specifications or the execution of them are out of whack. The body is okay but the sleeves are extraordinarily long and skinny, and the shoulders are distended as if they were intended to be puffy or accommodate pads. Altogether weird, but I am going to wash and try blocking it, so that I can wear it.

The sleeves are too long and the flared shape of the sleeves is inconvenient especially when eating. I love the softness and warmth of alpaca.

For me, this is too scratchy to wear without something underneath, though it is indeed a very nice sweater. I got mine a size oversized for a more drapey look, and though the sweater might be a little heavy for that, I think this will sort of work. The only difficulty there is the cut of the shoulders (or the blocking on mine), which is very square at the shoulders where the sleeve hits. Mine is as if it's been hanging on the wrong thing, though I'm pretty sure it can be blocked out. The sleeves are quite long, which I think is great for the cut, but might not be what you're after.