Yep, I have several other merino jerseys, shirts and base layers, no scratchy, this one seems to be a little less refined, its 100% and heavier than any others I have by quite a bit.

It may soften up with washing so we'll see.

My Dad and Grandad were big wool guys, loggers, ocean fishing, Dad in the Navy. They both wore a lot of scratchy old school Pendleton, taught me about wool socks and Grandad sold plywood mill sanding belts and wool backing pads, he also made insoles out of the wool scraps that work fantastic.

I've been wearing it most of my life, have at least a couple dozen pair of socks, half a dozen tops, a couple sets of long underwear including an arctic weight set I used when I used to ride my motorcycle to the dragstrip in the rain.

Finally got another Pendleton last fall, a bit scratchy but very cool and glad I have one again.