Alpaca Cotton Lace Front Short Sleeve - Antique Moss - 18m-5y

A short sleeved version of our beautiful lace front sweater. With lace detailing in the front and delicate shell buttons in the back.

This timeless top is made from 85% cotton and 15% baby alpaca.

washing instructions: Alpaca has a self cleaning ability so you need to wash less often – airing can be all you need.

Wash this garment on low temperatures 30°C. Use the gentle machine cycle and a mild detergent to protect the fibres.

As We Grow uses natural, biodegradable fabrics and yarns; mostly warm, water-resistant alpaca and wool, and soft and fine hand-harvested pima cotton and linen, all of which are supremely durable.

As We Grow products are made in factories with the best possible methods, facilities and staff policies, chosen by the owners personally to ensure that all parts of  the production are lean and environmental. Excess yarn is used in hand knitted scarves and hats. Producing like this tends to cost slightly more, but the benefits to both the people making the clothing and the environment are huge.

Cotton products:

Cotton is mainly the trichome of the cotton boll which opens up when it is fully ripened and grows in tropical and sub-tropical climate. The cotton Engel uses, is mainly hand-picked, organic and therefore free from pesticides, fertilizer and herbicides. Besides the gentle treatment of nature, a fair cooperation with the producers is guaranteed. Natural cotton is very eudermic and thus especially suits sensitive skin. Besides it is hard-wearing and robust. Textiles from natural cotton are also antistatic, colour-consistent and can be washed in washing machines with high temperatures.

When buying clothes from untreated cotton it is important that you always buy them a little bigger as they shrink about 3 % to 5 %. Customary washing powders containing brighteners, bleach, phosphates, etc. are not advisable as colours fade more quickly, textiles are strained and sewage are polluted with chemicals.

Care instructions for Cotton

Clothes from cotton are machine washable. Please do not use any detergent with bleaching or brightening effects.

Pay attention to care labels on each product. Here are explanation of the most common symbols which can be found on our prdocts

Wash

Machine wash

Delicate machine wash

Special delicate machine wash

Hand wash

The numbers in the tub indicate the maximum washing temperature, which should not be exceeded. The line underneath the tub requires a (mechanically) softer treatment (delicate wash) and marks washing cycles suitable for wash-and-wear and mechanically delicate articles. A double line indicates washing cycles with a more minimized mechanic, e.g. for wool.

 

Iron

Hot iron

Medium hot iron

Do not hot iron! Be careful when steam ironing

Do not iron

The points in the iron indicate the levels of temperature of the respective iron.

 

Tumble Drying

Drying with normal thermal load

Drying with reduced thermal load

Do not tumble dry

The points stand for the drying level of the tumble dryer.

 

Bleach

Chlorine and oxygen bleach admissible

Non-chlorine bleach only

Do not bleach

 

Dry Clean

Do not Dry Clean

Do not wet clean

The letters are for chemical dry clean and indicate which active solvents can be used. The beam underneath the circle stands for a reduced mechanical treatment, addition of moisture and/or temperature when dry cleaning.

This symbol marks articles which can be wet cleaned. Normally it is in the second line under the symbol for chemical dry cleaning. The beam underneath the circle indicates a reduced mechanical treatment. (see washing).

 

sparked by one woollen sweater the Icelandic design company and clothing brand As We Grow has built a growing design business with an ambitious, sustainable approach to the use and life cycle of the products, resulting in less waste. In just five years the company has made it to the highest podium of the Icelandic Design Award 2016. They're a leader in 'slow fashion'!

The As We Grow look leans to tradition. The pieces carry references to the Icelandic rural past, a nostalgic retro flair from the time when children’s clothes were still made at home by hand. More than merely a style choice, simplicity and timelessness add to the life cycle of the product. From the beginning, we have believed in designing products that offer real value to their users. This means, offering garments that last over generations, as well as always being mindful of the environment and communities. Each As We Grow piece is fair trade for the benefit of all people.

As We Grow uses natural, biodegradable fabrics and yarns; mostly warm, water-resistant alpaca and wool, and soft and fine hand-harvested pima cotton and linen, all of which are supremely durable.

As We Grow products are made responsible in factories with the best possible methods, facilities and staff policies, chosen by the owners personally to ensure that all parts of  the production are lean and environmental. Excess yarn is used in hand knitted scarves and hats. Producing like this tends to cost slightly more, but the benefits to both the people making the clothing and the environment are huge.

As We Grow

Size Chart

Every child is unique. Measure before you buy.

SIZE	FULL BODY LENGTH IN CM	CHEST CIRC. IN CM	WAIST CIRC. IN CM	HIP CIRC.  IN CM	APPROX. AGE	UK Size
50	40-50	41-43	41-43	41-43	0-1 months	1
56	51-56	43-45	43-45	43-45	1-2 months	1
62	57-62	45-47	45-47	45-47	2-3 months	2
68	63-68	47-49	46-48	47-49	3-6 months	2
74	69-74	49-51	47-49	49-51	6-9 months	3
80	75-80	51-53	48-50	51-53	9-12 months	3
86	81-86	52-54	49-51	52-53	12-18 months	4
92	87-92	53-55	50-52	53-56	18-24 months	4-5
98	93-98	54-56	51-53	55-58	2-3 years	5-6
104	99-104	55-57	52-54	57-60	3-4 years	6-7
110	105-110	56-58	53-55	59-62	4-5 years	7
116	111-116	57-59	54-56	61-64	5-6 years	8
122	117-122	58-62	55-58	63-67	6 years	8-9
128	123-128	61-65	57-59	66-70	6-7 years	9-10
134	129-134	64-68	58-61	69-73	7-8 years	10-11
140	135-140	67-71	60-62	72-76	8 years	11