Pastel Bloom Cardigan

Flowers left on a sunny sill keep their shape but soften their colour, and that is the palette here: pink, mint, pale blue and butter yellow, each bloom settled at the centre of its square as if pressed between the pages of a book. Nothing is loud; everything is kind. A striped band runs down the front like a length of ribbon. This cardigan belongs with white linen, a straw bag and an unhurried afternoon. Crocheted in an organic cotton blend, it breathes easily and hangs open from a soft V-neck. Crocheted by hand, each flower comes to rest a little apart from its neighbours.