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