Soleil is turning out to be one of my favorite shirts to live in during the warmer months. It’s got pockets, a super easy shape (read: no need to suck your stomach in at all times), and enough gatherings to give it movement without being overly fussy. I wear it with skinny jeans and denim shorts too. The main change I made between versions was to change to a rounded neckline. The prior version was a square neckline. I thought the rounded neckline paired…
Nathan dropped his favorite vest into the wash by accident, and when all was said and done, it came out shriveled like a prune and about 5 sizes too small. bizarrely enough, a simple men’s vest matching Nathan’s specifications is rather hard to find in stores these days. we decided to knit him a replacement, using our luxurious cashmere.
we named Elif after a literary friend of ours who weaved together a blindingly brilliant and hysterically funny novel about growing Turkish in American and researching Russian literature as a chosen profession. somehow she lyrically pieces together and achieves a mesmerizing eloquence about all her disparate and chaotic life experiences. with that in mind, when dreaming up Elif we mixed together wavy lines, trapezoids, squares, dew drops, textural lace patterns and color in a way that speaks to us. we like to think of Elif…
we designed roger (a bowtie) & somerset (a necktie) for a mighty dapper friend of ours. we’re making them available in our pattern library in case you’re looking to knit dad something handmade and unique for father’s day on june 19th