Most sweaters are solving for warmth. This one is solving for the fortnight either side of it - the weeks when a coat is too much and bare arms are wrong, and nothing in the drawer sits in between.
The knit is open enough to see light through, worked in a fine loose gauge that drapes rather than holds a shape. Shoulders drop low, the sleeves are long and slightly full, and the body is cut relaxed with a plain rolled crew neckline and no ribbing anywhere to stiffen the line. It weighs almost nothing.
Over a slip, over a swimsuit, over almost anything - it reads as a layer rather than a garment, which is exactly the job. Very little else does it.
Details You'll Love
- Open sheer gauge - loose enough to see light through, so it layers without adding weight.
- Rolled crew neckline - finished without ribbing so nothing stiffens the line.
- Low dropped shoulders - let the whole piece hang rather than sit on the frame.
- Slightly full long sleeves - room to push up or let fall over the hand.
- Relaxed body - cut to go over a slip or a swimsuit as easily as over a shirt.
