my new vintage cardigan and sparkles

We've had some colder weather lately – I actually wore tights on Friday! – and it's had me thinking about cold weather clothing even more than usual. I recently got this vintage cardigan. I love vintage knitwear, its such beautiful quality wool and always a perfect fit.

This beauty has pearls and sparkly bits in a pattern that reminds me of my forever-loved peter pan collars. It reminds me a lot of the bright, almost cyan blue one with the white beading I got last winter, in both the style and fit and in its feel. I wore the blue one with almost embarrassing regularity – but it was surprising just how much went well with it – so now I am very pleased to have a cream one to get into rotation and match with even more. I am sure you will be pleased with things being changed up too!

Of course I don't keep it on a hanger, that was just for its portrait. It lives in my wardrobe's shelves, which I painted an ever-so-slightly-greeny azure-blue – close to the colour of that cardigan, come to think of it – that always makes me happy every time I look at it, and makes me think of the Mediterranean on a hot summer day, you know, just getting into my l'il yacht, as you do. My cardigan is happier there on the shelves with its colourful woolly friends.