There's a difference between a jumper knitted by machine in minutes and one built stitch by stitch, by hand, over days — and it shows. This piece belongs to Shooshon's Rhodope Winters collection, its yoke worked in a geometric pattern drawn from the folk knitting of Bulgaria's mountain villages, where such motifs were once a mother's or grandmother's signature stitched into a child's clothes.
The wool itself is 100% merino, certified to Oeko-Tex Standard 100 for babies' sensitive skin, and prized for a property synthetic fibres simply can't replicate: it self-regulates temperature, keeping a little one snug in the cold without trapping heat. Wear it as the outer layer over a shirt for daytime warmth, or on its own indoors.
Because the knit has give built in, the same jumper tends to fit comfortably across a wider stretch of growth than a woven garment would — practical reassurance for parents who don't want to be back at the shops every few months. It also pairs naturally with the rest of the Rhodope Winters range for a coordinated cold-weather look.
Every piece comes from a small production run, hand-finished by women artisans in Bulgaria, so no two jumpers are exactly alike — a quiet mark of authenticity that mass production can't fake.
Care: cold hand or delicate wool-cycle wash (max 30°C). Dry flat.
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