Ideal for summer layering, this top from Caroline Birkett is knitted in Cascade’s Ultra Pima, a delightfully soft, DK-weight mercerised cotton which comes in a huge choice of vintage-inspired shades.

Caroline’s design adapts the traditional feather and fan lace stitch by combining it with horizontal bands of purl bobbles; the entire fabric is knitted in a stripe sequence of cream and pastel colours.

Picot cast-offs bring a decorative touch to the neck and armhole edgings.