Polo Ralph Lauren Hand Knit Fair Isle V-Neck, Tan with Fourteen Colours - Wool and Lambswool, Labelled L

The label reads Polo by Ralph Lauren, Hand Knit, Made in China, 70% wool, 27% lambswool, 3% other fibres, L. Fair Isle V-neck in tan with bands of green, wine, yellow, navy, orange, aqua, ivory, purple, rose, brown, butter, coral and mustard. Labelled L; it runs small, so go by the measurements.

Fair Isle is a knitting rule before it is a pattern: never more than two colours in a row, the unused yarn carried behind, so the fabric comes out doubled and warm. The island itself is a speck between Orkney and Shetland. Ralph Lauren has been putting Fair Isle on American shoulders since the 1970s, and the hand-knit ones are the ones that hold the colour and the shape.

Great condition, with a small seam come undone at the bottom hem - a few minutes with a needle.

Pit to pit 18 in. Length 23 in. Shoulder 16 in. Sleeve 22 in.

Wool and lambswool. Hand wash cold, dry flat.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.