Eyeliner Sweater, Indigo and Natural, No. 13

A sweater knitted by hand in a wool, linen and viscose blend in indigo, the colour imitating the softest denim, with the same quiet depth and marled effect. Against it, every eyelet is outlined in natural, drawn twice around so each opening reads as a lined eye, a flick of cream on blue.

The eyes are knitted in columns that drift in and out of rhythm, spaced wide, then close, randomly repeating. A pattern dictated by the process rather than plotted: the eye travels down each line and finds a new pace at every turn. The eyelets open the fabric and lighten it, so the sweater moves air as easily as it moves the light.

Wide boat neckline, long sleeves, and a sculpted hem where the eyelets resolve into gentle scallops. Draping softly over the body, the sweater measures 70 cm flat at the underarms and 54 cm from shoulder to hem.

Around 100 hours of hand-knitting, one pair of hands, 450 g of wool, linen and viscose yarn. One of one.

There is no second one.

Details

• 77% wool, 12% linen, 11% viscose (Cowgirlblues), colour Indigo; contrast in Natural
• Openwork eyelets outlined in natural, irregular spacing
• Around 100 hours of hand-knitting, 450 g of 4-ply yarn
• Wide boat neckline, long sleeves, scalloped hem
• Length 54 cm from shoulder; width 70 cm flat at the underarms
• Hand wash cool, dry flat
• Hand-knitted. One of one.