Pasithea Sweater

Knitted in the image of classic Donegal tweed, this sweater takes its cue from the hand-spun flecked yarns of the north-west of Ireland, where the tradition of adding colour neps to otherwise plain yarns has long been a quiet artform. Here, those same multicoloured flecks—reds, blues, greens, and golds—are bound into a natural, cream base, creating a pattern that feels both spontaneous and deliberate, as if the yarn itself remembers its origins in a windswept workshop somewhere near the coast.

The structure is straightforward. A round crew neck, ribbed at the collar, cuffs, and hem, and a slightly dropped shoulder to relax the line. The knit is of medium gauge, substantial but breathable, the sort that carries warmth without weight. Each speck, or “nep” as the Donegal weavers would have it, is twisted into the yarn before knitting, meaning no two areas of the sweater are ever quite the same.