ROMANCE – tie it closed, or let it fly
A long, lightweight kid mohair cardigan with knitted ties set high, at the chest rather than the waist. Pull them and it draws into a soft wrap; leave them loose and it falls open and flares – 90 cm around the bust, 120 cm at the hem.
Fine enough to see the light through – it reads as a haze rather than a layer. Thin does not mean cool – kid mohair is warm even in a knit this light. It stays in rotation all year: over a slip dress in town, over a swimsuit on the sand, under a coat when the year turns.
Three real women's sizes, S to L, not one-size-fits-all. Folds into a bag and comes out without a crease. It is very light and takes up almost no room, so it is especially good for traveling.
Every panel of this piece is knitted to shape on its own – fully-fashioned, never cut out of a length of knitted fabric. The panels are then hand-linked: a person feeds the open stitches onto the linking machine one loop at a time, so the seams stretch with the knit.
It is hand-finished – hand-steamed over a shaped pad and washed before it leaves the workshop, so it arrives at its true size and stays there. The yarn is spun in Italy.
I design every piece myself, and it is knitted in a small workshop here in Lithuania – a few at a time, never off a production line.
Every piece passes through my hands before it is packed – I check each one myself before it goes out.
It arrives in a plain brown box with the care card inside and nothing else – no filler paper, no leaflets. That is a choice, not a saving – I would rather use less than print something that is made to be thrown away.
Color – gray.
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The cardigan comes in three sizes:
S – EU 36, US / CAN 6, 8
M – EU 38, US / CAN 10, 12
L – EU 40, US / CAN 14, 16
Composition:
90% kid mohair, 10% polyacrylic.
Measurements (garment not stretched)*:
Size S:
Length – 100 cm / 39.37";
Chest circumference – 90 cm / 35.43";
Circumference at the hem – 120 cm / 47.24";
Sleeve from the neckline – 62 cm / 24.41".
Size M:
Length – 100 cm / 39.37";
Chest circumference – 100 cm / 39.37";
Circumference at the hem – 120 cm / 47.24";
Sleeve from the neckline – 62 cm / 24.41".
Size L:
Length – 100 cm / 39.37";
Chest circumference – 110 cm / 43.31";
Circumference at the hem – 130 cm / 51.18";
Sleeve from the neckline – 62 cm / 24.41".
*as with all knitted garments, the measurements may vary by a few centimeters.
CARE:
– hand wash;
– maximum washing temperature 30 °C;
– gently squeeze the excess water out of the washed garment, do not wring it;
– do not hang it wet on a hanger, as it will lose its shape;
– do not tumble dry;
– iron on the lowest setting with steam, or simply steam it.
