Moss-Stitch Sweater

From the Holiday 1986 catalogue: “When the trees start losing leaves, we start thinking in terms of nep wool. Beautiful, hardy, substantial wool–the kind that agrees with a brilliant fall morning but will also stand up to a winter storm. “Neps” are tiny light-colored nubs obtained by brushing the coats of sheep; we combine them with wool’s slender, hairlike fibers (“kempy”) in a stout four-count, two-ply yarn. Then we hand-knit from it a raglan-sleeve crewneck, in a moss-stitch pattern that produces a raised pebble texture. This sweater actually makes us look forward to setting the clocks back and putting the storm windows up.”