{"product_id":"the-amano-birds-vintage-amano-hand-knitted-cardigan-s-up-to-m-l","title":"The Amano Birds - vintage Amano hand knitted cardigan - S up to M\/L","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of my favorite vintage knitwear brands is Amano, these colorful and beautifully made pieces will last a lifetime and their vintage collection is proof of that!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003eSince 1988 Amano is working closely with incredible artisans in Ecuador to provide ethically sourced, handcrafted, and fair-trade sweaters and knitwear. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003eA mano' means 'by hand' in Spanish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Source Code Pro'; color: #212121; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003eThis blue hand knitted cardigan with woorden buttons and birds as flags design is just a work of wearable art. You will be instantly happy when putting this on!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003eA little background: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe founders, James and Michelle, first travelled to South America in 1988. After teaching English in Brazil, they both decided to explore Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador and were blown away by the knitwear they saw locals knitting by hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eJames and Michelle went home with as many hand-knit sweaters as they could fit in their backpacks and began selling them at the Christmas market at St-Martin-In-The-Fields. People loved them! With some help they commissioned knitters to make more jumpers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThen James met Yumiko, a Japanese artist who lived in Bolivia and Yumiko quickly became the creative force behind Amano and launched several of our best-selling designs. Find more information on their website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/foreveramano.com\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eAbout Amano\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial:\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e 100% wool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements flat in cm: \u003cbr\u003eshoulder to shoulder 65\u003cbr\u003earmpit to armpit (buste) 62\u003cbr\u003earm length 45\u003cbr\u003etotal length 63\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll items are carefully sourced, handpicked, repaired and ready for a new life. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRemember all these items are vintage or secondhand, there may be signs of adventures they’ve already had.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eClothing has no gender and sizing is just a letter or a number. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlease check the measurements carefully to avoid unnecessary returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maanen Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53145188958541,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/5855\/1885\/files\/IMG_0919_5d2adbd6-3be4-4377-9eb6-4a339c5b7a97.jpg?v=1767887854","url":"https:\/\/maanenvintage.com\/products\/the-amano-birds-vintage-amano-hand-knitted-cardigan-s-up-to-m-l","provider":"Maanen Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}