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Macro photograph of a 2×2 rib knitted in oatmeal merino, individual loops countable

Shaped knitwear · Prices in USD

Knitted to shape,
not cut from cloth.

We list the yarn count, the ply and the micron. Then we list what will still pill, itch, felt and get eaten by moths.

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The difference this whole shop is built on

Knitted to shape.
Not cut from cloth.

Most knitwear is made the way a t-shirt is made: a machine knits a long roll of fabric, a cutter cuts panels out of it, and a sewing machine joins them. Every edge is a raw cut held together by thread.

A shaped knit is different. Each panel is knitted to its final outline — increasing and decreasing stitches to make the armhole, the shoulder, the sleeve taper — and then the finished edges are joined to each other. Nothing is cut. Nothing frays.

It takes longer, it wastes less yarn, and it is why the shoulder line is still where it started after a year.

this is also why the ply and the yarn count matter more here than the fabric weight

Macro photograph of merino rib knitting with countable stitches

Cut and sewn

Measured in grams per square metre. A weight, because the fabric came off a roll.

Shaped knitting

Measured in yarn count and ply. A structure, because the yarn became the garment directly.

Yarn Explorer

Four things a yarn can be.
Never all four.

Drag each one up to what you actually need. Every yarn that cannot meet it drops out, and says exactly why.

Fibre type and how many plies are in the yarn.

2 yarns are out because of this one.

Mean fibre diameter in microns. Lower is softer against skin.

2 yarns are out because of this one.

Abrasion resistance of the fibre, and whether nylon is blended in.

1 yarn is out because of this one.

Whether it takes a wool machine cycle, and how easily it felts.

Nothing is dropping out on this axis.

8 of 13 yarns still qualify.

  • Fine merino

    17.5 μm

    The finest wool we knit. Most people who say wool itches do not feel this one, but you pay for that in thickness and in wear.

    Gives
    Softest wool on the site
    Costs
    Thin, and the first to wear at the elbows
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Merino 2-ply

    18.5 μm

    The middle of everything, which is why most of the range is knitted in it. Nothing about it is extreme.

    Gives
    The fewest compromises
    Costs
    It wins no single axis
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Chunky merino

    18.5 μm

    Four plies of the same 18.5 μm fibre. The warmest thing here that is not cashmere.

    Gives
    Warmest wool we knit
    Costs
    Heavy, and slow to dry
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Cashmere blend 30

    17.4 μm

    Thirty percent cashmere by weight, seventy percent merino. We print both numbers because a blend without numbers tells you nothing.

    Gives
    Cashmere hand at two thirds the price
    Costs
    Still delicate, still hand-wash territory
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Merino-cashmere

    17.8 μm

    Fifteen percent cashmere is enough to change how it feels and not enough to make it delicate.

    Gives
    Nearly cashmere-soft, still washable on a wool cycle
    Costs
    Neither the softest nor the toughest
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Wool-silk

    19.5 μm

    A quiet sheen and a smooth drape, bought at the price of snagging.

    Gives
    The only shine in the range
    Costs
    Snags on watches, rings, zips
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Wool-cotton

    21 μm

    A four-season weight. Half the warmth of pure wool and half the fuss.

    Gives
    Wearable in April and October
    Costs
    Not warm enough for February
    Pieces in this yarn

  • Alpaca blend

    25 μm

    Hairier and heavier than wool, and warmer than its weight suggests. It sheds. Dark trousers will show it.

    Gives
    Warm out of proportion to its weight
    Costs
    Sheds, mats, and you will feel the guard hairs
    Pieces in this yarn

Dropped out, and why

  • Lambswool drops out: at 24 μm most people feel it. If you are sensitive on the neck, do not start here.

  • Cashmere drops out: it is the least abrasion-resistant fibre on this site. Bag straps and desk edges will show first.

    Also short on care ease.

  • Cotton drops out: it is a plant fibre with no crimp. It does not trap air the way wool does.

  • Cotton-linen drops out: it is knitted open on purpose, for summer. It is the coolest thing we make.

    Also short on softness.

  • Wool 80 / nylon 20 drops out: 21 μm wool plus nylon reads firm and a little wiry on the neck.

On every wool piece, in the same four rows

Four things wool does
that nobody advertises.

Two of these appear on most knitwear sites. The other two almost never do. All four appear on every wool product page here, and a piece cannot go on sale without them.

  • Real pilling on the underarm of a charcoal wool sweater

    It pills

    Fibre ends work loose wherever something rubs. We photograph the underarm rather than the shoulder, and we print the grade and the test that produced it.

  • Scale of mean fibre diameter for every yarn on this site

    It can itch

    Every wool piece carries its mean fibre diameter in microns. Below about 19.5 μm most people feel nothing. Above about 23 μm most people do.

  • A normal wool sweater beside one shrunk and matted by a hot wash

    It felts

    Heat and agitation shrink wool permanently. The photograph on the right went through a 60 °C wash. That is not a defect, it is what happens.

  • Close-up of moth holes eaten through charcoal wool knitting

    Moths eat it

    Wool is a protein. Clothes moth larvae eat it. Almost nobody in this trade shows you this photograph, which is precisely why we do.

What to do about all four

Six lines, organised by yarn

Not by season. Not by fit.

All 40 pieces

A cross-section

One piece from each argument.

The softest, the sensible blend, the biggest, the toughest, the summer one, and the warmest thing we knit.

Before you order

Everything that governs the purchase, in plain words.

40 pieces are on sale. One is not — E-06 is held back because its recycled content has not been evidenced, and we will not describe it until it is.

Prices
Every price on this site is in US dollars (USD). There is no currency switcher and no second price hiding at checkout.
One-time purchase
No membership, no subscription, no points and no stored balance. You buy a garment and that is the end of it.
Shipping
Dispatched in 1–3 working days. Standard delivery 5–9 working days (standard), 2–4 working days (express). Free over USD 149. Read it in full
Changing your mind
14 days from delivery to withdraw, no reason needed, with the statutory form provided. Read it in full
If something is wrong with it
2 years of legal conformity guarantee, claimed from us and not from a manufacturer. Read it in full
Talking to a person
support@italiamoda.space · +39 333 726 1845. Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 CET. Replies within one working day. Read it in full