Cardilicious

I didn't know what i was having when i was pregnant with Phin, so i only bought two things. The first was a navy reindeer cardigan with matching hat and gloves from the Ralph Lauren sale (i figured navy festive knitwear was unisex enough if you added a bow and a frilly blouse) and this aqua and chocolate trimmed cotton cardi from Wool Shed. I had a credit note in a store and thought this could work for both sexes. But it didn't. Its strange how before you have your baby, you think you know what will fit both size and style wise but you simply have no idea. Don't even get me started on the different sizing systems of different countries; France - super small so shop 6 months up, USA- large so shop with lots of growing room and the UK which actually is pretty much what it says on the label. And that's without even taking into account what time of year your child is born and whether they will be delicate flowers or chunky monkeys like mine. But its the amazingly small differences on the collar or shoulder detail that turn something suddenly quite masculine, or the reverse. I thought Mini would be wearing loads of Phin's hand-me-downs and i'm sure she could, but they really do look so boyish, sometimes even the bow doesn't help. So this pretty cardi has been gathering dust for almost three years and finally sees the light of day. Mini is wearing it with her Elizabethan collared blouse and chocolate cords both from Caramel and her tan brogues from Marie Chantal