ITO Kinu is a 100% silk noil yarn, also called organic silk, as it is produced from the leftovers of spun filament silk. Differently colored fibers are blended for this silk noil yarn, to produce a melange effect. Kinu is an all-purpose silk yarn - for sportive as well as for elegant wear. Knit it single or multistranded.
Enjoy its pleasant feel!
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Find all ITO Kinu Colourways here
Composition: 100% Silk
Yardage (Meter / Yards): 50 g ~ 425 m / 464 yds
Recommended needle size:
single stranded: 2.00 - 3.00 mm / US 0 - 2
double stranded: 3.50 - 4.50 mm / US 4 - 7
Care instruction: hand wash
Tip:
Kinu can be knit single stranded for lace and lightweight summer scarves and shawls.
For shirts and sweaters, we recommend knitting Kinu double-stranded or in combination with ITO Washi or ITO Sensai.
Big in Japan is designed for the lovely yarns ITO Washi and ITO Kinu!
You can find the pattern by Katrin Schneider on or order it with your kit.
The oversized boxy shirt is started by knitting the back from top down to the base of the armhole. The shoulder part is shaped using short rows. Then, both fronts are knitted separately from the top down to the base of the neckline, working increases for the boat neck at the same time. After joining both fronts and working them down to the base of the armhole, back and fronts are then joined for working in the round straight to the hem.
For the neck finishing, stitches are picked up along the neck, and a small neck band is worked.
size
XXS (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Finished chest measurements
43 (45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 58)“ / 110 (115, 120, 125, 130, 134, 139, 145, 148) cm
sample is size XS worn with 11” / 28 cm positive ease
yarn
3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) skeins of ITO Washi (54% Paper, 46% Viscose, 25 g / 250 m) knit together with 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins of ITO Kinu (100% silk, 50 g / 425 m),
kit
The kit contains ITO Washi, colorway Chili Pepper and ITO Kinu, colorway Hydrangea. Both yarns are held together.
If you would like a different colour combo, you can let us know in the "Customer Note" part of the ordering screen.
ITO Washi 606 Chili Pepper
ITO Kinu 396 Hydrangea
Big in Japan sweater is the sleeve version of the shirt Big in Japan.
You can find the pattern by Katrin Schneider on and order it with your kit.
The used combination of ITO Kinu and ITO Sensai is adorable, the sweater fluffy and light like a cloud.
The oversized boxy sweater is started by knitting the back from top down to the base of the armhole. The shoulder part is shaped using short rows. Then, both fronts are knitted separately from the top down to the base of the neckline, working increases for the boat neck at the same time. After joining both fronts and working them down to the base of the armhole, back and fronts are then joined for working in the round straight to the hem.
For the neck finishing, stitches are picked up along the neck, and a small neck band is worked.
For the sleeves, stitches are picked up along the armhole and the sleeves are worked top down to the cuffs.
sizes
XXS (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Finished chest measurements
43 (45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 58)“ / 110 (115, 120, 125, 130, 134, 139, 145, 148) cm
Sample is shown in size XS with 11” / 28 cm positive ease
yarn
3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of ITO Kinu (100% silk, 50 g / 425 m) knit together with 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of ITO Sensai (60& mohair, 40% silk, 20 g / 240 m),
kit
The kit contains ITO Kinu, colorway Caravan and ITO Sensai, colorway Mustard. Both yarns are held together.
If you would like a different colour combo, you can let us know in the "Customer Note" part of the ordering screen.
ITO Kinu 355 Caravan
ITO Sensai 691 Mustard