Iris Jumper

Six bands, none of them shy. Red across the shoulders, then orange, yellow, green and blue, down to purple at the hem: a spectrum laid out plainly on a jumper, with all the openness of a child's drawing. The loose mesh crochet lets a little air and a little of you through, so it sits light and bright rather than heavy. Cropped, with a wide neck that slips toward one shoulder. Pull it over a white vest on a summer evening and let the stripes do the talking. Crocheted row by row by hand, so each band carries the small rhythm of the hook.