Sweaters

15 products ranked by Scout score

Best sweaters right now

CAROLINNA DONNELLY Sweater Brown 100/100
Scout's analysis: CAROLINNA DONNELLY Sweater Brown scores 100/100. A brown sweater made from cashmere and wool, both rated very good. A polyester blend is the one synthetic component and…
LE CASHMERE Women Basic Crewneck 100/100
Scout's analysis: LE CASHMERE Women Basic Crewneck scores 100/100. A women's basic crewneck sweater made of cashmere, a natural animal fiber. With no synthetic content listed,…
TOMMY HILFIGER Striped Sweater 100/100
Scout's analysis: TOMMY HILFIGER Striped Sweater scores 100/100.

What to skip

Uniqlo Women's Jersey Knit Wine 57/100
Scout's analysis: Uniqlo Women's Jersey Knit Wine scores 57/100.
Lacoste Quarter-Zip Sweater Blue 60/100
Scout's analysis: Lacoste Quarter-Zip Sweater Blue scores 60/100.
Original Penguin Turtleneck Sweater 60/100
Scout's analysis: Original Penguin Turtleneck Sweater scores 60/100.

Ingredients to watch in sweaters

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 15 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Polyester in 3 of 15
Elastane in 2 of 15

What the better sweaters have in common

Cashmere in 5 of 15
Wool in 4 of 15
Cotton in 3 of 15

Common questions about sweaters

What scores highest in sweaters on Scout?

CAROLINNA DONNELLY Sweater Brown leads Scout's sweaters ranking at 100/100, followed by LE CASHMERE Women Basic Crewneck (100) and TOMMY HILFIGER Striped Sweater (100). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in sweaters?

Uniqlo Women's Jersey Knit Wine scores 57/100, the lowest of the 15 products Scout has analyzed in sweaters; next lowest are Lacoste Quarter-Zip Sweater Blue (60) and Original Penguin Turtleneck Sweater (60). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in sweaters?

Across these 15 products the most common flagged ingredients are Polyester, Elastane. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score sweaters?

Every product in sweaters gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores sweaters

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →