Is a basic and versatile addition for your wardrobe. The Andean inspired geometric squares pattern includes a range of muted browns, rusts, blues and grays that is the result of a hand loomed process performed by skilled artisans.

The hand loomed neck band is hand sewn to the body of the sweater and the cuffs and bottom edges are hand loomed as part of the sweater. The charcoal, rust, and camel neck band, cuffs and bottom edge coordinate with the sweater pattern. For the discerning shopper of men's fashion, the side seams match the pattern perfectly.

All seams are also hand sewn. The work of expert crafters produces this unique garment of beauty and high quality that is everlasting. Measuring for Your Size Medium Waliki Sweater. You'll only need to check 3 measurements taken by placing your current favorite sweater face down (please see the 2 photos above).

T to Armpit (this Waliki sweater is 23 1/2). Top of neck to bottom (this Waliki sweater is 26). Middle of neck to cuff (this Waliki sweater is 34). Please check the pictures of our measuring model sweater shown in this listing if you have further questions.

Under that coat lies a much finer fiber which insulates alpacas from the bitter cold. It is this "baby" alpaca hair that is used in your Waliki knitwear. Mature Waliki Alpacas are shorn without harm every 12 months and yield about 8 pounds of fiber per animal. Only 20%, 1.6 pounds, of this "baby" hair is of superfine quality and can be used in Waliki knitwear. The typical 100 % Alpaca Waliki sweater weighs almost 2 pounds.

Waliki alpaca fiber is easy to maintain. Grease and oil do not spot alpaca as easily as they do other fabrics. Spills can be more easily blotted up because it naturally repels water. And, due to the makeup of the fiber, it reduces static electricity and rarely pills. As explained by one of the founders of Waliki..

A social enterprise utilizes the means of an enterprise to remedy a social grievance. This grievance was clear from the beginning. In Boliva where more than half the population has to work for its income in a very uncertain economy, access to healthcare, old age benefits and education are limited. Almost two thirds of the population barely scrapes by.

Waliki's primary goal is to create as many secure jobs as possible. It is in these workshops where the name Waliki becomes the actual program.

In the language of the Aymara, "waliki" stands for "good", good with a view to quality. The Aymara were the original inhabitants of the high Andes and their descendants still make up the majority of the population. Their textile tradition is held in high esteem and has been further developed by Waliki. True to its meaning, Waliki is synonymous with products that are very good, beautiful, useful and everlasting. More Waliki 100% Alpaca Sweaters for Men, Women and Children.