{"product_id":"posy-row-handmade-1980s-90s-floral-intarsia-cardigan","title":"Posy Row · Handmade 1980s Floral Intarsia Cardigan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCotton · handmade intarsia knit · plastic buttons · 1980s· 29cm length flat · approx. 4-6 years, kids  · excellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone sat down with four colours of cotton yarn and enough patience to knit each little flower in on its own, dusty pink, cornflower blue, pale yellow, sage green, scattered across a cream ground. It is the kind of decision that takes three times as long as a plain jumper and looks, from a distance, like it took no time at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo tag survives to name a maker or a date, which is typical of a piece knitted at home rather than bought. The technique, intarsia, and the pastel palette against cotton place it loosely in the 1980s, when this style of scattered floral colourwork was everywhere in children's knitwear, both shop-bought and homemade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is worked in a textured seed stitch rather than plain stockinette, which gives the florals a bit of relief instead of sitting flat. The button band, collar, and cuffs are all finished in garter stitch, small cream plastic buttons matching the ground so they barely announce themselves. Long sleeves, round neckline, a relaxed, slightly boxy cut typical of hand-knitting for a growing child.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44198520553606,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_4324.jpg?v=1785390624","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/posy-row-handmade-1980s-90s-floral-intarsia-cardigan","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}