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Mount Airy, North Carolina wool sock mill that knits merino socks for private-label clients such as REI and L.L.Bean, makes licensed lines, and owns Farm to Feet; some programs use synthetic yarns.

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

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.

Portuguese fully-fashioned knitwear factory producing for major brands and chains in cashmere, merino, silk and fine cottons including Pima and Sea Island.