Ann Taylor has merino wool cowl necks on sale from $68 to $39.99, in fact I'm wearing it in oatmeal heather today. They don't seem to have many sizes online but I bought mine yesterday at the B&M. (FYI I did a search for my size in the colors that I wanted and they didn't have any in stock anywhere near me however I found one at my local B&M anyway).
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