0_Apprentice
I love to wear Cardigan's in the winter. Do you own any?
1_Wizard
A cardigan is also called sweater,is a type of knitted garment 
0_Apprentice
What else can you tell me about them?
1_Wizard
garment has no buttons and hangs open by design
0_Apprentice
Do you know where they originated?
1_Wizard
The cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British Army Major General who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava ,it was a period of the crimean war
0_Apprentice
What kind of material are they generally made from?
1_Wizard
It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat,worn by the British officers during the war
0_Apprentice
That is very interesting. I do know they have become quite popular over the last few years.
1_Wizard
 legend of the event and the fame that Lord Cardigan achieved after the war led to the rise of the popularity of garments