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Questions about this piece
Is cotton warm enough for a sweater?
Warm, though not in the way wool is. Cotton holds heat in the air pockets of the knit rather than inside the fiber itself, so how warm a cotton sweater feels comes down to how thick and how loosely it was knitted. It also absorbs moisture instead of pushing it away, so it cools off once you have been moving in it. This set is 100% cotton in a relaxed knit, which makes it an easy layer rather than a heavy one.
Can you wear a matching knit set outside the house?
Yes, and the two pieces being cut to match is exactly what keeps it from reading as pajamas. One yarn and one pattern across both halves looks chosen; a knit top thrown together with unrelated shorts does not. Shoes settle the rest, since sneakers pull it casual and a flat sandal pulls it toward put together. Here the slouchy striped pullover and the shorts are the same knit, so the matching part is already done.
How does the waist on the shorts fasten?
With a drawstring. On a two-piece set that detail earns its keep, because the sweater and the shorts come in one size together and the tie is where you correct for a waist and a pair of shoulders that do not sit at the same place on a chart. Pull it in and the shorts stay put; leave it loose and the whole set reads slouchy. It comes in S, M and L, in a brown and blue stripe.





