Christian Kimber Basketweave Crew Neck Sweater, Navy Blue delicate with a plain knit in

with a plain knit in March

Within sixty years it had a pedigree

at a strength meant for a very small person

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 with a plain knit inMost 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