Sweaters

thumb|280px|One from the Graham Leggate collection, a Norwegian selburose design A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English, Hiberno-English and Australian English), is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body. When sleeveless, the garment is often called a slipover, tank top, or sweater vest.

type of knitted garment that has an open front

garment with a close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the neck

short jacket, generally worn open in front

pullover decorated with Christmas imagery

thumb|250px|A lopapeysa right|thumb|250px|Icelandic girls wearing traditionally patterned lopapeysa sweaters A lopapeysa () or Icelandic sweater is an Icelandic style of sweater originating in the early or mid-20th century, at a time when imports had displaced older and more traditional Icelandic clothing and people began to search for new ways to utilize the plentiful native wool. The design has since become a national icon for Icelandic cultural identity.

sleeveless knit pullover

thumb|upright|Lusekofte cardigan (sweater)|cardigan. thumb|Detail of lusekofte pattern.

thumb|right|160px|Woman wearing a twinset

heavily cabled pullover or cardigan sweater from Ireland

thick, close-fitting pullover sweaters knitted in intricate patterns, generally of one color, usually blue, and worn especially by fishermen and sailors of Scotland and England

1940s-1950s term used to describe Hollywood actresses who adopted a popular fashion of wearing tight, form-fitting sweaters

thumb|Marius Sweater is a sweater named after World War II flying ace and skier Marius Eriksen, Jr.|Marius Eriksen Marius sweaters () are Norwegian-style knitted sweaters with patterns inspired by traditional Setesdal sweater (), but without lice, a type of pattern. While the traditional sweaters used the natural colors of sheep wool - black, gray, brown and white - Marius sweater designs incorporated colors, with the most common being red, white and blue, the colors of the Norwegian flag.