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KNITFERATU

Commission a piece

Your band, your familiar, your own memento mori: if you can describe it, the atelier can probably knit it. Real jacquard on Italian flat-bed machines, in 100% acrylic or 80% wool and 20% polyamide, sizes S to 7XL. Never printed. One of one.

Your artwork is not sent straight to the machine. We redraw it as a knitting chart, check lettering and small details, and send you the chart to approve before anything is knitted. Two rounds of changes to the chart are included.

Start your commission
I ✠ TELL USDescribe the pieceYou write what haunts you: garment, motif, colours, and you attach a photo or a sketch straight from your phone. Perfection does not matter.
II ✠ WE ANSWERFeasibility and priceWithin 2 working days a human replies with honest feedback, a firm price and a knitting timeline. Most commissions start at 150 euro, and size, yarn, colours and how much of the garment the motif covers take it from there.
III ✠ WE KNITDeposit, then the machine50% deposit starts the work, the balance is due before shipping. Cancel before knitting starts and the deposit comes back in full; after that we keep only what covers the work already done, up to the deposit. Knitting takes 2 to 4 weeks, then tracked shipping worldwide, free.
Knitting chart for the Red Reaper sweater: the KNITFERATU wordmark in blackletter above a hooded reaper with a scythe, and the line GOTHIC KNIT KVLT below, drawn stitch by stitch
Stitch-by-stitch render of the same chart on a black knitted sweater, in bone-white and blood-red yarn Close-up of the ribbed collar and cuff of a finished Knitferatu piece
Above: the chart the machine actually reads, and the one you approve before it starts knitting. Below left: a stitch-by-stitch render of that same chart. Below right: the ribbed collar and cuff.

Country code first (+44, +1, +49…). We reply by email, and on WhatsApp when a piece is easier to talk through than to type.

Standard measurements, cm
SMLXL2XL
Chest (flat)5255586164
Length6669727476
Sleeve6062646566

Measured on the finished garment: chest laid flat under the arms (double it for the full round), length from the back of the neck, sleeve from the shoulder seam.

Without your own measurements, we knit the standard size in this table; above 2XL, our reply confirms the measurements with you. Want different ones? Write them in the next field.

The yarn changes the price: our reply quotes the one you choose. A finer yarn is priced separately, and we get back to you about it ourselves.

For Christmas, a tour or a wedding. Our reply confirms in writing whether we can deliver by that date, before you pay anything.

A photo or a sketch, straight from your phone. JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC, up to 5 MB.

No payment now: you are asking, not buying. We reply within 2 working days from [email protected]. In a hurry? WhatsApp us. One-off pieces and small band runs both welcome.

What can be knitted

Jacquard loves bold, graphic motifs: logos, skulls, animals, lettering, borders, full scenes in up to three or four colours per row. It is less fond of photographic gradients and tiny details, and we will tell you honestly when a motif wants to be simplified: a chart that knits clean beats a muddy one every time. Band merch, Christmas sweaters, wedding pieces, a portrait of your cat as a gothic heroine, all fair game.

Every commission is knitted to order in the same Italian atelier as the collection, with the same yarns and the same care instructions. You approve the knitting chart before the machine starts. Nothing is printed, nothing is embroidered on top: the motif is the fabric.

Commission questions
How much does a custom knitted sweater cost?

Most commissions start at 150 euro. Size, the yarn, the number of colours and how much of the garment the motif covers take it from there, and you get a firm price with our reply, before you pay anything.

Can I order just one?

Yes. A single piece is a normal commission here, and small runs are welcome too: a band, a wedding party, a crew. The chart is drawn once and every piece is knitted in its own size, from S to 7XL.

Can you knit a sweater from my photo, drawing or logo?

Yes, as long as it survives becoming a grid of stitches. Bold shapes, logos, lettering and animals knit well, in up to three or four colours per row; photographic gradients and hairline details do not. We turn your image into a knitting chart and tell you honestly what needs simplifying.

Do I see the design before it is knitted?

Yes. You approve the knitting chart, the stitch-by-stitch file the machine reads, before anything is knitted.

How long does a commission take?

A human replies within 2 working days with feasibility, price and a knitting timeline. Knitting takes 2 to 4 weeks from the deposit, then shipping is tracked and free: EU 2 to 5 working days, UK, US and the rest of the world 5 to 10.

Can I return or exchange a commission?

No: a commission is made to your measurements and your design, so it cannot be exchanged or returned. If it arrives faulty, write to us: the legal guarantee covers it like any other piece.

Is the design printed or embroidered?

Neither. It is jacquard: the motif is knitted into the fabric, in 100% acrylic or 80% wool and 20% polyamide, on flat-bed machines in our Italian atelier. There is nothing to crack, peel or fade.

Do you ship to the US, the UK and the rest of the world?

Yes, tracked and free, worldwide. Outside the EU the parcel may attract import duties or taxes on arrival, collected by the courier; inside the EU there is nothing else to pay.

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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: collection pieces are knitted, hand-finished and steamed in 2 to 3 weeks, commissions in 2 to 4.

Free worldwide shipping

Tracked and free everywhere. Collection pieces come with free size exchanges and 14-day returns.