Urugami combines the lightness of paper with the soft touch of wool. A twisted paper core is wrapped in fluffy wool.
The mixture of these different materials produces a smooth yarn with a clear stitch definition.
The grip and drape of the knitted fabric are peculiar and unique.
Composition:
72% Wool, 28% Paper
Yardage (Meter / Yards):
40 g ~ 240 m / 262 yds
Recommended needle size:
2.5-4.5 mm / US 1 - 7
Care instruction:
hand wash
Tips:
Paper textiles have a long tradition in Japan. Paper has similar properties to silk; cooling in summer, warming in winter.
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Purple Coke is designed for the yarns ITO Urugami and ITO Tetsu, but can also be worked with other ITO yarns e.g. ITO Sensai instead of ITO Tetsu to get a warmer and softer version.
The oversized and cropped raglan shirt is worked in rounds from the top down. Then the short sleeves are finished with ribbing.
You can find and buy the pattern by Katrin Schneider on
size
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished chest measurements 40 (42.25, 45, 47.25, 50, 52.5, 54.75, 57, 59.25, 61.5)“ / 102 (108, 114, 120, 127, 133, 139, 145, 150, 156) cm
Sample is shown in size 3 (45“ / 114 cm) with 10.25” / 26 cm positive ease. I recommend less ease for bigger sizes.
yarn
2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of ITO Urugami (72% Wool, 28% Paper, 40 g / 240 m / 262 y) knit together with 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of ITO Tetsu (61% Silk, 39% Stainless steel, 15 g / 246 m / 269 y),
kit
The kit contains ITO Urugami, colorway Coke and ITO Tetsu, colorway Prune. 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 Urugami 208 Coke
ITO Tetsu 432 Prune
You can find and buy the pattern by Katrin Schneider on
Purple Coke Sweater is the sleeve version of the shirt Purple Coke.
I also added a collar and long ribbed cuffs to the sweater. The instructions for both can be left out to get the same look as the Purple Coke shirt.
The used combination of ITO Urugami and ITO Sensai is just perfect for spring, the sweater is warm, very soft and incredibly light.
The slightly oversized and cropped raglan pullover is worked in rounds from the top down. Then the sleeves are worked in the round and finished with ribbed cuffs.
size
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished chest measurements 36.5 (38.75, 41, 43.25, 45.5, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56.25)“ / 93 (98.25, 104.25, 109.5, 115.75, 121.75, 127, 132.25, 137.5, 142.5) cm
Sample is shown in size 3 (41“ / 104.25 cm) with 7” / 18 cm positive ease. I recommend a smaller ease for bigger sizes.
yarn in kit:
3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of ITO Urugami (72% Wool, 28% Paper, 40 g / 240 m / 262 y)
knit together with
3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of ITO Sensai (60% Mohair, 40% Silk, 20 g / 240 m / 262 y)
The kit contains ITO Urugami, colorway 216 Coffee and ITO Sensai, colorway 331 Logwood. 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 Urugami 216 Coffee
ITO SENSAI 331 Logwood