Christian Kimber Basketweave Crew Neck Sweater, Navy Blue delicate rose and jasmine and camellia

rose and jasmine and camellia and iris

Tone-on-tone tie and dye

Belted it is tailored

Calabrian mandarin from the hills above the Messina Strait

so the scale is there and the weight is not

Christian Kimber Basketweave Crew Neck Sweater, Navy Blue delicate rose and jasmine and camelliaMost knitting runs in columns, one direction, top to bottom. Basketweave interlocks across as well as down. That does two things. It puts texture into a plain colour, which is why this navy has movement in it rather than sitting as a flat block. It gives the fabric more body than a jersey of the same weight, so the sweater holds a shoulder line instead of collapsing on the hanger. Knitted in Italy from 100% extra fine wool, ribbed at the neck, cuffs