A hand-crocheted open-front cardigan in thick yarn and bold rainbow stripes, with long balloon sleeves, ribbed cuffs and hem and working side pockets.
Highlights
✓Hand-crocheted in thick yarn — crochet built by hand has visible stitch structure and a weight to it that a machine knit does not, so the stripes sit in relief rather than printed flat.
✓Bold rainbow stripes — horizontal bands of colour across the body, and the whole point of the piece. It is the layer the rest of the outfit is built around, not the one that disappears under a coat.
✓Open-front silhouette — nothing to fasten, so it drapes straight down from the shoulder and layers over anything from a tank to a shirt without pulling across the front.
✓Long balloon sleeves with ribbed cuffs — the volume sits through the arm and the rib gathers it in at the wrist, so the sleeve stays out of your way. The hem is ribbed too, which stops a chunky knit flaring at the bottom.
✓Working side pockets — woven into the body rather than stitched on, so they take a phone and keys without changing the line of the cardigan.
It is knitted to sit a little oversized, which is the right call on a chunky crochet — close-fitting crochet shows every stitch as strain. Reach for it on a cold morning, over a market-day outfit, or as the layer that carries a plain tee and jeans.
Thick hand-crochet holds water and stretches under its own weight when wet, so wash it cool and dry it flat rather than on a hanger. It suits anyone who wants colour in a knit instead of another oatmeal cardigan. See it with the rest of the women's sweaters, pick a layer from women's tops, or browse the whole women's department.
Hand-crocheted in thick yarn, bold rainbow stripes. Open-front silhouette, long balloon sleeves, ribbed cuffs and hem, functional side pockets. Knit slightly oversized, in S, M, L and XL.
