Original Islender Wool Sweater Devold Unisex Knitted Jumpers

Imagine a product so good it's barely changed in 170 years

Devold started producing their iconic Islender jumper way back in the 1850s, and it's still as popular as ever. It's your classic Norwegian fishermen's sweater – originally knitted for sailors and other outdoor workers scratching a living in some of the harshest conditions on earth, and since adopted by explorers, hunters and arctic adventurers of all stripes. It hasn't changed much over the years. The characteristic all-over pattern is still the same, and so is the dense-knitted 100% pure Norwegian wool, thick enough to retain heat in punishing cold, but breathable enough for a working garment. At sea, in the mountains, or wherever the weather has other ideas – this is the one.

FEATURES
SPECS
MATERIALS
SIZE GUIDE
CARE GUIDE
ECO CREDENTIALS
THE BRAND

- Dense knit structure for exceptional insulation
- Naturally breathable and temperature-regulating
- Ribbed cuffs and hem
- Unisex sizing
- 100% pure new wool from Norwegian sheep
- 32–36 micron
- Regular fit
- Weight: 860g (in size L)
- Micron: 32-36 micron
- 100% pure new wool

Measures in cm	S	M	L	XL
Body height	168-176	173-181	178-186	183-189
Chest	91-97	97-103	103-110	110-118
Waist	80-86	86-92	92-99	99-107
Hip	92-98	98-104	104-111	111-119

- Washing: hand wash
- Dry cleaning: do not dry clean
- Bleaching: do not bleach
- Ironing: iron 1 dot - Max 110°C
- Drying: do not tumble dry
- Wash separately
- Use enzyme free detergent
- Dry flat, reshape
- Sustainability through traceability - Since 2018, Devold has purchased wool directly from growers through their 'Sheep to Shop' sourcing model, ensuring full traceability and responsible production from farm to finished garment.
- Certified to the highest environmental standards - Devold holds both the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and the EU Ecolabel — among the world's most stringent environmental certifications — aligning with the EU's upcoming Green Claims Directive to ensure credible, greenwash-free sustainability claims.
Picture the scene: you're hunkered down by the wood stove in a Norwegian Trekking Association hut, playing card games with your fellow ski tourers. It might be blowing a snowstorm outside, but in here everyone's down to their base layers – and those base layers all seem to be the same brand: Devold.

For more than 170 years, fishermen, farmers, hunters and adventurers have relied on Devold's woollens to get them through the harsh arctic winters. Founded in Ålesund in 1853, they're as Norwegian as brown cheese and klippfisk, and their range is centred around expedition-grade base layers and heritage-style knitted sweaters.

While the heavier jumpers are knitted in robust Norwegian wool, their famous base layers use ultra-fine merino wool from New Zealand. Since 2018, Devold have bought this wool directly from Kiwi farmers through their 'Sheep to Shop' model – bypassing the usual auction system and giving them full traceability and much tighter control over quality and animal welfare. And this stuff REALLY matters to them. Their thicker wool garments carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel – the most rigorous environmental certification in the Nordics – with EU Ecolabel certification for the merino range underway.

They've outfitted countless polar expeditions over the years – and as the great playboy explorer, Lincoln Ellsworth, once wrote to Devold after taking their woollens on his pioneering Trans-Antarctic plane flight, 'We have found them to be of the very best quality'.

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Original Islender Wool Sweater

Name: Original Islender Wool Sweater
Brand: Devold
SKU: TC-379-550-A-020A-S
Price: 154.95 GBP
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Imagine a product so good it's barely changed in 170 years

FEATURES
SPECS
MATERIALS
SIZE GUIDE
CARE GUIDE
ECO CREDENTIALS
THE BRAND

- Dense knit structure for exceptional insulation
- Naturally breathable and temperature-regulating
- Ribbed cuffs and hem
- Unisex sizing
- 100% pure new wool from Norwegian sheep
- 32–36 micron
- Regular fit
- Weight: 860g (in size L)
- Micron: 32-36 micron
- 100% pure new wool

Measures in cm	S	M	L	XL
Body height	168-176	173-181	178-186	183-189
Chest	91-97	97-103	103-110	110-118
Waist	80-86	86-92	92-99	99-107
Hip	92-98	98-104	104-111	111-119

- Washing: hand wash
- Dry cleaning: do not dry clean
- Bleaching: do not bleach
- Ironing: iron 1 dot - Max 110°C
- Drying: do not tumble dry
- Wash separately
- Use enzyme free detergent
- Dry flat, reshape
- Sustainability through traceability - Since 2018, Devold has purchased wool directly from growers through their 'Sheep to Shop' sourcing model, ensuring full traceability and responsible production from farm to finished garment.
- Certified to the highest environmental standards - Devold holds both the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and the EU Ecolabel — among the world's most stringent environmental certifications — aligning with the EU's upcoming Green Claims Directive to ensure credible, greenwash-free sustainability claims.
Picture the scene: you're hunkered down by the wood stove in a Norwegian Trekking Association hut, playing card games with your fellow ski tourers. It might be blowing a snowstorm outside, but in here everyone's down to their base layers – and those base layers all seem to be the same brand: Devold.

For more than 170 years, fishermen, farmers, hunters and adventurers have relied on Devold's woollens to get them through the harsh arctic winters. Founded in Ålesund in 1853, they're as Norwegian as brown cheese and klippfisk, and their range is centred around expedition-grade base layers and heritage-style knitted sweaters.

While the heavier jumpers are knitted in robust Norwegian wool, their famous base layers use ultra-fine merino wool from New Zealand. Since 2018, Devold have bought this wool directly from Kiwi farmers through their 'Sheep to Shop' model – bypassing the usual auction system and giving them full traceability and much tighter control over quality and animal welfare. And this stuff REALLY matters to them. Their thicker wool garments carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel – the most rigorous environmental certification in the Nordics – with EU Ecolabel certification for the merino range underway.

They've outfitted countless polar expeditions over the years – and as the great playboy explorer, Lincoln Ellsworth, once wrote to Devold after taking their woollens on his pioneering Trans-Antarctic plane flight, 'We have found them to be of the very best quality'.