Lace in the branched fern pattern grows across the bottom of front and back:
The fern lace is knit sideways, then picked up across the edge for the body:
Still in progress, the back is all "cellular stitch" from the lace upwards:
I found the cashmere in Florence last October whilst browsing through Beatrice Galli's beautiful shop next to the Ponte Vecchio. Here is a view from the balcony of the shop:
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