Wild Forests - Silkskit

NOTE! The pattern is purchased separately directly from the designer Yamagara on Ravery https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wild-forests

A very elegant oversized sleeveless sweater. It is knitted in a total of three silk yarns and one even has a blend of Yak.

Wild Forests has harmonious shades of undyed yak and silk yarns that meet in this airy oversized sweater knitted with Shangdrok's three yarns: Silky Yak, Tussar Silk, and Peduncle Silk.

The sweater is inspired by both Tibet and the neighboring country India. You can see Tibet's mountains, valleys, and plateaus in it. The beautiful floral lace knitted over the shoulders is inspired by the latticed windows from India called Jali. 

The sweater has a nice drape with different patterns on the front and back of the sweater. Wild Forests is a good layering garment that is wearable and stylish with tops and dresses.

The Silk/Yak yarn is incredibly soft with high gloss and contains as much as 50% of both Silk and Yak

Then the sweater is knitted with both Tussah Silk and Peduncle Silk. Tussah silk is a wild silk from India. It is thus wild silkworms. When the little larva is ready to spin its stalk into its cocoon, Peduncle silk is formed. That silk is more rustic in a dark brown color and has short fibers. Then the little wild larva continues spinning its cocoon and that thread becomes Tussah silk.

The beautiful top Galsang, which we also have a kit for, is intended to be worn together with Wild Forest.

 Size: 1-2  Bust measurement 129.5- 152 cm, finished measurement. Range of movement 40- 66 cm

Included: 100g Silk/Yak, 1 skein 25g Peduncle Silk, 100g Tussar Silk

Size: 3-4 Bust measurement 175 cm- 198 cm, finished measurement. Range of movement 40- 66cm

Included: 200g Silk/Yak, 1 skein 25g Peduncle Silk, 100g Tussar Silk

Knitting needles: 3mm, 3.5 mm, 5mm