I'm trying to find a cosy cardigan, in a deep, rich shade of green (bottle, forest end of the spectrum, not sage, moss or sea foam) in size 12 or 14.
Not acrylic or polyester, though a bit of nylon to help alpaca keep its shape is OK. Cashmere, mohair, merino, alpaca all preferred. Nothing "wool rich" that turns out to be only 14% wool and 86% plastic.
In summer I tend to wear those lacy cotton cardigans from Seasalt with the three quarter sleeves, but they are useless once there's a bit of a wind.
I've gone from a size 36 to a size 10/12 over the past 55 months, and am now at a stage where I am looking to buy stuff that will "see me out" - as gran used to say.
I was very tempted by this https://www.broraonline.com/en-gb/products/cashmere-cardigan-parsley-wpc2602c7151 but it is only available in size 8/10 and 16/18, I wanted the medium size 12/14 so there'd be plenty of room for extra layers underneath and although there is an option to be notified when the size is back in stock, I strongly suspect that when they do get new stock it will be at the full price of £495.00 rather than the £298.00 current offer.
I wouldn't normally consider paying 300 quid for a cardigan, but it's 6 ply pure Cashmere, and Brora have a good reputation for quality. I am tempted to order the size 8/10, but know myself too well. If I managed to button it up the front without stretching the button holes then I'd probably be seduced by the quality and keep it, even if it would be too tight to go over all the layers required to keep me warm. (Going from 73% body fat to 24% has me sitting here in cashmere wrist warmers and electrically heated slippers, despite the central heating being set at 22 degrees).
Personally I feel that a long cardigan with useful pockets (boyfriend style?) is better value than a neat fitted cardigan like the one linked above, but cropped and boxy cardigans seem to be fashionable at the moment.
Here's a link to the heated slippers, just in case any other Reynaud's sufferers are wondering. I just wish they hadn't sold out of spare battery packs because although the batteries last all day on the lower heat setting they take nearly five hours to fully recharge afterwards and I don't like leaving Chinese batteries unsupervised on the charger overnight.
edited to add the forgotten link. https://www.saviorheat.co.uk/products/sph203g3-smart-heated-slippers