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Sock maker near Braga, Portugal, producing about 3.5 million pairs a year in organic cotton and merino for department stores, chains and brands such as Asket.

Knitwear house born in Scotland in 1770 and now based in Italy, making sweaters and coats in cashmere, extrafine merino, lambswool and combed cotton.

Fair trade nonprofit in Lalitpur, Nepal whose 2,300+ home-based women hand-knit sweaters, hats, socks, gloves and scarves in wool, cotton, nettle and silk to buyers' and own designs.

Arequipa knitwear and apparel maker producing alpaca and organic cotton sweaters, coats and accessories for brands and designers; also runs its own label, Anntarah.