TheWeekendCardi - Long, Light Hand-knit Alpaca Wool Cardigan
Pre—orders please allow 4-6 weeks for your design to be hand-knit, just for you.
Hand-crafted with supersoft alpaca wool, TheWeekendCardi piece elevates and adds depth and texture to any outfit - summer dresses, or a simple tee and jeans.
Pictured in Marzipan.
Would you like to pre-oder this piece in another shade? Choose your colour when you ‘pre-order’ below.
About this piece
TheWeekendCardi is 100% hand-knit in Ireland, made slowly and soulfully by talented local knitters whose skilful hands keep the traditional craft of hand-knitting alive. Each piece is a celebration of slow fashion and creativity and supports independent design.
Sizing
TheWeekendCardi is one size, approx. 70cm across the back and 100 - 105cm long when laid flat.
Pre—orders please allow 4-6 weeks for your design to be hand-knit, just for you.
Hand-crafted with supersoft alpaca wool, TheWeekendCardi piece elevates and adds depth and texture to any outfit - summer dresses, or a simple tee and jeans.
Pictured in Marzipan.
Would you like to pre-oder this piece in another shade? Choose your colour when you ‘pre-order’ below.
About this piece
TheWeekendCardi is 100% hand-knit in Ireland, made slowly and soulfully by talented local knitters whose skilful hands keep the traditional craft of hand-knitting alive. Each piece is a celebration of slow fashion and creativity and supports independent design.
Sizing
TheWeekendCardi is one size, approx. 70cm across the back and 100 - 105cm long when laid flat.
Pre—orders please allow 4-6 weeks for your design to be hand-knit, just for you.
Hand-crafted with supersoft alpaca wool, TheWeekendCardi piece elevates and adds depth and texture to any outfit - summer dresses, or a simple tee and jeans.
Pictured in Marzipan.
Would you like to pre-oder this piece in another shade? Choose your colour when you ‘pre-order’ below.
About this piece
TheWeekendCardi is 100% hand-knit in Ireland, made slowly and soulfully by talented local knitters whose skilful hands keep the traditional craft of hand-knitting alive. Each piece is a celebration of slow fashion and creativity and supports independent design.
Sizing
TheWeekendCardi is one size, approx. 70cm across the back and 100 - 105cm long when laid flat.
Colour options Summer 2025
Caring for TheWeekendCardi
Hand Wash, max 30°C / Dry Flat
Do NOT use regular detergent on wool. If required, use a wool specific detergent - not too much! - and always read the label before adding to your handwash basin.
All yarns have excess fibres (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding, in varied degrees that depend on how the yarn is spun. Brushed yarns ("hairier" yarns) have more of these loose fibers than other yarns, and therefor, shed more.
Shedding also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibres. It’s therefore not possible to guarantee that there will be no shedding.
Below are some tips on how to care for natural fibres:
Do NOT use a lint roller, brush or any method that pulls at the yarn.
Place the garment in a plastic bag and put it in your freezer - the temperature will cause the fibres to become less attached to each other, and excess fibres will come off easier. Leave in the freezer for a few hours before taking it out and shaking it again.
Wash the garment according to the instructions on the yarn label. Garments with hairier yarns usually need to be shaken once dry after washing, so that the hairs rise and any excess fibers can come off.
For more see missshesgotknits.com/caring-for-hand-knits
Sustainability
This piece is 100% knit by hand in 71% Alpaca, 25% Wool, 4% Polyamide*. Yarn is purchased locally, and in small batches so that waste is kept to a very strict minimum.
MSGK yarn has been chosen for its quality, local availability, and the transparency of its producers.
From the yarn producers*:
“Our supplies mainly come from producers within the European market which, in the same way as Norway (where our main office and warehouse are situated), shall follow the EU’s taxonomy for a sustainable economy. They also, of course, follow the EU’s regulations regarding human rights, animal welfare and sustainability. We have deliveries from Peru, where our alpaca yarn comes from, and they have very similar regulations to the EU regarding these issues and they work actively with social responsibility.
“Our yarn producers work with and offer a wide spectrum of certifications for their products, such as GOTS - Global Organic Textile Standard, RWS- Responsible Wool Standard, RAS - Responsible Alpaca Standard, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and Certified Sustainable Mohair.
“Our producers work with and offer a wide spectrum of certifications for their products, such as GOTS - Global Organic Textile Standard, RWS- Responsible Wool Standard, RAS - Responsible Alpaca Standard, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and Certified Sustainable Mohair.
“Polyamides come from Italy and Germany.
MSGK pieces are transported by An Post, and packaged in simple but functional cardboard boxes sourced from Northern Ireland. Knits are wrapped in bright tissue paper, purchased from a local art supply shop in Dublin. Labels and swing tags (which are tied by hand using twine) were designed by a wonderful girl from Galway, and produced in the UK. Thank You cards and vouchers are designed in-house, and printed in Dublin.
