Medusa · Gorgon Knit Sweater
This Medusa sweater opens Le Dame, our capsule of gothic heroines: the Gorgon stares out in bone-white, a writhing crown of emerald-green snakes knitted stitch by stitch into heavyweight black wool, coiled serpents running down each side. Not a print: every scale is yarn, worked into the fabric on Italian flat-bed machines. Turn to stone at your own risk.
- 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.
Medusa opens Le Dame, our capsule of gothic heroines, and she set the standard for the rest. The Gorgon stares straight out in bone-white under a writhing crown of emerald-green snakes, with coiled serpents running down each side of the body. Turn to stone at your own risk.
A face is the hardest thing to ask of a knitting chart, because there is no retouching a knitted expression: it works before the yarn moves or it never works. Medusa's stare took the longest of anything in the collection to program. The snakes carry a third colour through the row, which means the machine holds bone, emerald and black at once, and every scale is a stitch rather than a printed dot.
Heavyweight relaxed unisex crew-neck, ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, S to 2XL, true to size. The portrait sits high and central so it stays whole when you wear a jacket open, and the side serpents are visible from behind as well. The model is 172 cm and wears M.
Knitted to order in the atelier, two to three weeks, then free tracked shipping worldwide. Wool cycle at 30 degrees inside out, dry flat. Green is the colour most likely to fade in a hot wash, which is the entire reason we ask for cold water: treated properly the emerald stays emerald for years.
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.