Telegraph Magazine

Soft Touch: Babies and cashmere are a good combination. It may be a pain to wash, but dress your baby in cashmere the day after a sleepless night and you will find yourself of a more forgiving disposition. Now that cashmere is everywhere on the high street, a new collection of jerseys and cardigans, hand-knitted in Dorset from Itailian cashmere, has raised the bar, adding pocket details to its miniature classics. Choose from navy, grey, oatmeal or green, and for that extra-special present, have your baby's initials hand-stitched on to the pocket. From ?65 for a gilet, chintiandparker.com.