A first birthday is the gift everyone wants to get right. Soft enough for delicate skin. Beautiful enough to be photographed. Practical enough to be reached for again the next morning. Lasting enough to be passed on to a younger cousin.
These are the MIKA & MILO pieces we send most often when a first birthday is mentioned in the order notes. All of them are knit row by row in our 4th-generation Scottish textile studio, in 95% organic cotton and 5% cashmere. All of them are non-itch on the most delicate skin, machine-washable, and Mended for Life — free repair on every piece, forever, by the same hands that knit it.
Every order ships with complimentary gift wrap and a handwritten note, if you'd like to include one.
1. Flock of Sheep Jumper in Iceland Blue — $128 A storybook jacquard of grazing sheep across the front, in a soft cold-morning blue. Our boys' bestseller, and a quietly perfect first birthday piece because the 2Y size carries from 18 months well into the second autumn. Sizes 2-10.
2. Little Bo Peep Jumper in Bubble Gum — $138 The girls' equivalent — same flock of sheep, knit in soft Bubble Gum pink. Five-star reviews from parents whose daughters refuse almost everything else. Sizes 2-10.
3. Baby Pants with Knee Pads in Grey — $128 For the new crawler. Soft organic cotton-cashmere pants with reinforced knees, knit gently enough for delicate skin and sturdy enough for hardwood floors. The piece grandmothers ask us about most often. Sizes 6-12M to 2Y.
4. Cable Popcorn Jumper in Blush — $128 A textured cable knit in soft Blush — quieter than a print, kinder than wool. The jumper that looks like a vintage piece from a grandmother's drawer, only it doesn't itch. Sizes 2-10.
A first birthday gift carries a small weight that most baby presents don't. The recipient is just old enough to recognise something special, and the parents are tired enough to deeply appreciate a piece that lasts, washes well, and looks beautiful in the photographs.
A heavyweight knit jumper meets all three. It's a piece the child will reach for through one season, possibly two — and then it lives on, folded carefully, until a younger sibling, cousin, or family friend's child grows into it. We've had customers send us photographs of younger brothers wearing the same Iceland Blue sheep jumper their sisters wore three winters earlier. That's the kind of gift it is.
95% organic cotton, 5% cashmere — soft on the most delicate skin, non-itch, machine-washable
Knit row by row by a 4th-generation Scottish textile family in small batches
Mended for Life — every piece is repairable for life, free of charge
Press — featured in British Vogue and Vanity Fair; six Junior Design Awards including three Golds
Service — free gift wrap on every order, complimentary shipping over $165, US duties included, 28-day returns
Early access to new pieces, and the occasional note on craft, materials, and slow making.
