La Strega · The Witch Sweater
This witch sweater continues Le Dame: a witch in a wide pointed hat cradling her black cat, a gold crescent moon and scattered stars behind her, knitted in bone and antique gold into black wool. A whole nocturne worked into the fabric. For the ones who were always a little witchy.
- TechniqueKnitted jacquard, never printed
- Yarn50% wool, 50% acrylic
- Weight450 to 650 g depending on size
- FitRelaxed unisex, S to 2XL
- MadeItalian atelier, 40 years of flat-bed knitwear
- Lead timeKnitted to order, 2 to 3 weeks
- CareWool cycle 30 degrees, dry flat
Knitted, not printed
The motif is jacquard: bone-white and coloured yarns carried through the black wool row by row on an industrial flat-bed machine. There is no ink, no transfer and no embroidery on top. Pattern and garment are the same object, so nothing can crack, peel or fade.
Fabric and fit
Heavyweight knit in 50% wool and 50% acrylic: warm and substantial like pure wool, harder-wearing and easier to live with. A finished sweater weighs 450 to 650 g depending on size. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 2XL. Between sizes, take the bigger one.
Made to order
Your piece is knitted after you order it: the chart goes on the machine, the yarn is mounted, then it is linked, hand-finished and steamed. Two to three weeks, plus shipping. No dead stock, no warehouse.
Shipping and returns
Free tracked shipping worldwide. EU 2 to 3 working days after dispatch, UK and US 3 to 6, rest of the world up to 10. Fourteen days to change your mind, and the size exchange is free.
The witch in a wide pointed hat, cradling her black cat, with a gold crescent moon and scattered stars behind her: a whole nocturne knitted into the front of a black sweater. La Strega is the warmest piece in Le Dame in every sense, and the one people buy for someone else most often.
Antique gold is a difficult yarn to knit next to bone-white, because at the wrong tension the two read as one muddy colour from three metres away. The chart separates them with a single row of black between the moon and the stars, which is invisible up close and does all the work at a distance. The cat, the hat brim and the witch's hands are all charted stitch by stitch.
Heavyweight relaxed unisex crew-neck, ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, S to 2XL, true to size. The scene fills the chest, so it is best worn with an open jacket or nothing over it at all. The model is 168 cm and wears S.
Knitted to order in Italy, two to three weeks, then free tracked shipping worldwide, free size exchange. Wool cycle at 30 degrees inside out, dry flat. For the ones who were always a little witchy and now have the wool to prove it.
Is the portrait really knitted?
Yes, and it is the hardest thing we ask of the machines. A face has to work in the chart before the yarn moves, because there is no retouching a knitted expression. Every feature is jacquard worked into the fabric, never printed.
Will the colours fade?
Not if you keep it out of hot water and direct sun. The coloured yarns are the first thing a 60 degree wash or a sunny windowsill would attack. Cold wool cycle, inside out, dry flat, and the colour stays where it was knitted.
Which size should I take?
Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 2XL. The portrait fills the chest, so most people wear their usual size and leave jackets open. Flat measurements in centimetres are on the size guide, and size exchanges are free.
Is it part of a set?
Le Dame is a capsule of four: Medusa, La Strega, La Catrina and the Sposa Cadavere. They share the same body, the same yarn and the same construction, so they are made to be collected without looking like a uniform.
From the same crypt
Knitted, never printed
Every motif is jacquard worked into the fabric on flat-bed machines. Nothing to crack, nothing to peel.
Made to order in Italy
Your piece does not exist until you order it: knitted, hand-finished and steamed in 2 to 3 weeks.
Free worldwide shipping
Tracked and free everywhere, with free size exchanges and 14 day returns.