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 acrylic or wool blend. A whole nocturne worked into the fabric. For the ones who were always a little witchy.
In 80% wool, the colours are confirmed by email before we knit.
A finer yarn, on request (priced separately)| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest (flat) | 52 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 |
| Length | 66 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 76 |
| Sleeve | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
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 this standard size. Want it to your measurements? Write them in the commission form.
- TechniqueKnitted jacquard, never printed
- ColoursBlack, bone, antique gold
- Yarn100% acrylic, or 80% wool and 20% polyamide
- FitRelaxed unisex, S to 2XL
- MadeItalian atelier, 40 years of flat-bed knitwear
- Lead timeKnitted to order, 2 to 3 weeks
- CareInstructions for your yarn ship with the piece
Knitted, not printed
The motif is jacquard: bone-white and coloured yarns carried through the black acrylic or wool blend 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 or peel.
Fabric and fit
Two yarns, two prices: 100% acrylic, or 80% wool and 20% polyamide, the warmer of the two; in 80% wool, the colours are confirmed by email before we knit. A finer yarn is possible on request, priced separately. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 2XL: the standard measurements are in the table next to the sizes. 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 5 working days after dispatch, UK, US and the rest of the world 5 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, with the KNITFERATU wordmark knitted across the upper back. 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. For the ones who were always a little witchy and now have the yarn to prove it.
The photos on this page are AI renders made from the knitting file, so the pattern you see is the one the machine knits.
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?
The colours are knitted in, not printed, so there is nothing on the surface to wash off. Direct sun fades any garment, so keep it off the windowsill; the care instructions for your yarn ship with the piece.
Is the KNITFERATU lettering on the back knitted too?
Yes. It is part of the same jacquard, knitted across the upper back in the bone-white yarn. It is not a patch and not a print.
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. The standard measurements in centimetres are in the table next to the sizes, and size exchanges are free.
Is it part of a set?
Le Dame is a capsule of four: Medusa, La Strega, La Catrina and La Sposa. 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: 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.