There is a moment, every October, when you take out your own winter wardrobe and realise something has changed. Not the clothes — those are the same. What has changed is you. You reach for the pieces that fit into your life without asking. The turtleneck you have had for years. The coat you know. The scarf that goes with everything.
We wanted to make that for the dog.
The Winter Set is our first matching pair — a luxury dog sweater and its balaclava, hand-knit in 100% baby alpaca, in the same three colours, from the same fibre, by the same hands.
Because at some point, dressing a dog stopped being about accessories and became about proper clothes.
On the fibre
Baby alpaca is not a marketing term. It is a technical one.
It refers to the first shearing of the alpaca — the softest wool the animal will ever produce in its life. After that first cut, the fibre thickens. It never returns to that same softness. Every subsequent shearing produces a slightly coarser wool.
Which is why baby alpaca is rare. And why we work only with it.
The fibre we use comes from the highlands of central Peru, at 4,200 metres above sea level. The altitude produces a fibre that cannot be replicated in a laboratory — the temperature range at that height (from -20°C at night to +20°C during the day) forces the alpaca to develop a wool that regulates its own temperature.
That's why baby alpaca is warmer than wool without being heavy, and lighter than cashmere without being fragile. It is naturally hypoallergenic, breathable, and lanolin-free — which means it does not irritate dogs with sensitive skin, and it does not smell.
Our fibre is certified by Alpaca Mark — the international guarantee of genuine baby alpaca — and by the International Alpaca Association. Every dye we use is azo-free and REACH compliant.
We list this not to impress, but because the person who reads the label deserves an honest answer.
On the craft
Every piece in the Winter Set is hand-knit in Huancayo, Peru — in a small atelier where the women knit one sweater at a time, from start to finish.
We do not split the work between hands. We do not use machine finishing. Each sweater carries the rhythm of one person.
A single sweater takes approximately three days to knit. The balaclava, one day.
Which means that a full Winter Set — sweater and balaclava — is four days of one woman's hands.
That is the piece you receive.
On why a set
A dog who is dressed properly for winter needs three things: warmth on the body, warmth on the head, and the ability to move.
A sweater alone leaves the head exposed. A balaclava alone leaves the body cold. Both together — in the same knit, in the same fibre, in the same colour — is how you dress a dog the way you dress yourself.
We made the Winter Set because our customers kept ordering both. And because we could not, in good conscience, sell one without offering the other.
Ordered together, saved together. The set is €25 less than the sum of the parts.
On the colours
The Fall Winter 26-27 collection is offered in three colours:
- Lilac — a soft dusty purple, muted enough to work as a neutral
- Mushroom — a warm brown-grey, the colour of the fibre in its most natural state
- Sand — an off-white cream, the closest we get to alpaca before it is dyed
Each colour is achieved with a single azo-free dye bath. The heather variation in each piece — the subtle depth of tone that makes the knit feel alive — comes from the natural fibre itself, not from the dyeing process.
Which means: no two pieces are exactly identical.
On the fit
The Winter Set comes in six sizes for the standard cut, and five for the Teckel cut — a separate pattern drafted for the dachshund's long-bodied silhouette.
The matching balaclava sizes are included automatically with each sweater:
- Sweater XXS or XS → Balaclava S
- Sweater S or M → Balaclava M
- Sweater L or XL → Balaclava L
If your dog has a head or body that does not follow the standard proportion, you can order the sweater and balaclava separately. Or send us a DM. We answer within the day, and we would rather you order once than twice.
On lasting
A hand-knit baby alpaca sweater, cared for properly, lasts years. It softens with every wash rather than pilling. It does not stretch out. It does not shed. It does not require dry cleaning.
Cared for badly, it lasts a season. Which is why we include care instructions with every piece, and why every one carries a small number sewn into the inside seam — the order in which it was made, and the year.
We are small-batch on purpose. Not because it is fashionable to say so. Because the alternative is to make poorly.
The Winter Set
Available now, in Lilac, Mushroom, and Sand. From €250. In two cuts — the standard, and the Teckel.
Hand-knit in Peru. Numbered. Made to last.
