9 Cozy Vegan Sweaters and Cardigans Perfect for 2024

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Finding stylish vegan sweaters can be tricky. You want a sweater that looks good, will last for years, and keep you cozy all winter long.

That’s why we’ve selected the best sustainable and ethical brands creating stylish vegan sweaters from eco-friendly and cruelty-free materials.

Let’s jump in.

1. Wills Vegan Store

Wills Vegan Store vegan knit sweater in grey with roll neck

Materials: Recycled materials, including recycled cotton and polyester, and recycled packaging

Styles: Vegan turtleneck sweater, vegan cardigan, vegan boatneck sweater

Sizes: XS-XL

Wills Vegan Store should be your go to vegan clothing brand. Wills Vegan Store features a great selection of vegan knit sweaters and cardigans, which are all produced sustainably, and ethically.

Established in 2013, Wills Vegan Store has been a cruelty-free brand, ensuring no animals are harmed in the making of any of its products.

There’s a great selection for everyone, with many unisex and men and women’s styles. Whether you’re cozying up by the fire, or taking a lovely spring walk, there’s plenty to discover.

Wills Vegan Store black knit sweater

2. Mate The Label

Mate the Label organic cotton sweater in blue

Materials: Natural, non-animal derived fibers including organic cotton, and organic cotton fleece

Ecothes rating: 4/5

Styles: Cropped sweatshirt, organic cotton fleece sweater, and oversized sweater styles

Sizes: XS-XXL

Mate the Label is a sustainable clothing brand, creating vegan sweatshirts from natural, plant based fabrics. Mate uses organic cotton as a main fabric, as it uses less water and emits 45% less greenhouse gases than conventional cotton. In addition, organic cotton is grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals.

Mate produces all of its clothing ethically in its Los Angeles factories. So you can shop Mate knowing your vegan sweater didn’t harm people, animals or the planet.

Mate the label organic cotton sweater in cream

3. Pact

Image showing one Pact's vegan sweaters in pink knit with cut out neckline

Materials: Natural non-animal derived fabric including organic cotton

Ecothes rating: 4.2/5

Styles: Organic cotton knit vegan sweater, and organic cotton cardigan styles

Sizes: XS-2X

Pact is a vegan friendly clothing brand, who creates stylish and practical clothing ethically, from organic cotton. Organic cotton is a soft, natural, and non-animal derived fabric. The brand produces its clothes sweatshop free, and fair trade certified factories.

Pact has a fantastic selection of organic cotton knitted sweaters and cardigans, in gorgeous colors and styles, perfect for cozying up in this winter.

Blue turtle neck knit sweater

4. Toad and Co Vegan Styles

Toad and Co organic cotton sweater in red vegan friendly

Materials: Vegan styles available from eco-friendly vegan fabric including organic and recycled cotton

Styles: Vegan knit sweaters, vegan cardigans, organic cotton sweaters

Sizes: XS-XL

Toad&Co is well known for being a sustainable clothing brand, but did you know they also have a great selection of vegan friendly styles. Toad&Co’s vegan clothing range avoids animal derived material like silk, fur, feathers, and down. Instead, it focuses on making vegan-friendly clothes out of plant-based fibers like organic cotton and recycled fabric.

Toad and Co’s vegan sweater selection is full of versatile pieces, including organic cotton knit cardigans and warm cozy sweaters in playful prints and colors.

Vegan cardigan from Toad and Co in green

5. Rawganique

Rawganique hemp cardigan in cream

Materials: Plastic free, natural 100% vegan materials, including linen, hemp and organic cotton

Styles: Unisex vegan sweaters, cardigans, hoodies and sweatshirts

Sizes: XS-XL

Stand out from the crowd in a Rawganique natural, vegan sweater.

Rawganique creates unique vegan sweaters, entirely from organic natural materials, including hemp, linen and organic cotton. Thanks to the use of these natural fibers, Rawganiques sweater are super soft, comfortable and breathable.

All Rawganique products are free from any toxic chemicals, and are made ethically in the USA, Canada and EU.

Rawganique unisex knit sweater in black and white

6. United By Blue

United by blue block print turtle neck sweater

Materials: Vegan friendly organic cotton sweaters, responsibly made.

Styles: Vibrant block print, and patterned knit sweaters

Sizes: XS-XXL

United By Blue is a sustainable clothing brand, creating eco-friendly and ethical clothes. The brand also has a selection of 100% organic cotton knit sweaters, which are vegan friendly.

United By Blue is a Certified B Corporation, which means its products are produced to high ethical standards, and with environmental friendly production.

For every order purchased, United By Blue remove 1lb of trash from the ocean, so far, it has helped to aid in the removal of over three million pounds of trash from our oceans.

United By Blue yellow and blue wave vegan sweater

7. KOTN

KOTN blue cotton knit sweater

Materials: Vegan sweaters knit from 100% BCI Cotton, with OEKO-TEX® non-toxic certified dyes and plastic-free packaging.

Styles: Unisex cotton sweater and sweatshirt styles, with unisex cardigans and waffle knit jumpers

Sizes: XS-XXL

KOTN’s vegan friendly, unisex sweater collection features relaxed waffle knits, oversized cardigans and cropped sweaters, all in tasteful neutral tones, and we want them all.

This Certified B Corporation is driving change in the fashion industry, by creating its stylish clothing line from cotton, sourced from the Better Cotton Initiative and small-family run farms in Egypt.

KOTN’s sweaters are produced ethically, with people paid fair and equal pay, and safe working conditions.

KOTN green waffle knit sweater

8. Matt and Nat

Matt and Nat vegan sweater in green with buttons

Materials: Vegan materials, recycled polyester and other synthetic materials.

Styles: Knit cardigans, open cardigans

Sizes: XS-XL

Canadian vegan fashion brand Matt and Nat is a completely vegan and cruelty free brand, creating stylish vegan leather bags, clothing and vegan shoes from non-animal derived materials.

Matt and Nat’s vegan knitwear styles can be effortlessly transformed between day and nighttime looks. Matt and Nat’s knitwear collection features chic knitted coats, button down cardigan, and open cardigan styles in chic colors to compliment your winter wardrobe.

Matt and Nat long brown cardigan made from vegan materials

9. Tentree

Tentree open cardigan

Materials: Vegan friendly sweaters from recycled polyester and organic cotton.

Styles: V neck sweaters, turtle neck, and knitted sweaters

Sizes: XS-XL

Tentree is a ethical fashion brand, who make great sweaters from recycled polyester and organic cotton. Some of their sweaters contain wool, so make sure to check the material details before buying, but other than the wool containing products, the rest of Tentree’s clothing is completely vegan.

We personally love Tentree’s cozy v-neck sweater (pictured), and think it will be great dressed up or down, it also comes in a range of gorgeous colors.

Tentree is a Certified B Corp, and climate neutral certified, so you know your sweater is doing good for both people and the planet.

Tentree organic cotton knit sweater V-neck

We hope you enjoyed the article, and have discovered some amazing vegan sweaters, perfect for wrapping up. If you’re on the hunt for a cozy organic cotton hoodie, check out our favorites here.

Pair your sweater with a skirt, and vegan knee high boots for the perfect look. Or keep it simple it a pair of vegan jeans and a vegan sneaker – the choice is yours!

If you want to keep browsing, make sure to check out our other vegan guides, especially vegan wallets, vegan heels, and comfy hiking socks.

Thanks for reading!

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Bethany
Bethany

Bethany Worthington BSc (Hons) (she/her) is the Sustainable Fashion Editor and Co-founder of Ecothes. She has a passion for the environment, and a long love of all things clothing, and combines those two interests with Ecothes. In her free time she loves dancing, hiking in the countryside, and laughing with friends.

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