Fingering Weight Recycled Cashmere Yarn in Taupe

100% cashmere yarn, carefully reclaimed from a discarded women’s sweater.  This yarn is made up of two fine 2-ply strands held together, and is a fingering or light fingering weight at 14-15 wraps per inch.  The color is a classic neutral grayish brown, or taupe. This yarn has a beautiful "halo" and is very soft, delightful to handle!

This sweater yielded six skeins:

• 760 yards / 695 meters, 4.2 ounces / 120 grams, no knots
• 430 yards / 393 meters, 2.4 ounces / 68 grams, 2 knots
• 340 yards / 311 meters, 2.1 ounces / 58 grams, 1 knot
• 330 yards / 302 meters, 2.0 ounces / 55 grams, no knots
• 290 yards / 265 meters, 1.8 ounces / 50 grams, 1 knot (Quantity: 2)

Please review all photos carefully before purchasing, and contact us if you have any questions.

Would you like your skein wound into a center-pull ball?  We would be happy to wind your yarn for you free of charge.  Just leave us a note when you place your order.

Cashmere is light, warm, soft, and surprisingly durable. Handwash in lukewarm water with a wool-safe detergent (or a squirt of shampoo and a dab of conditioner), and dry flat.

Did you know–soaring US demand for cashmere has devastated parts of China’s landscape? Overgrazing by cashmere-producing goats has led to the “desertification” of formerly rich grasslands. If you want to help reduce demand, enjoy the luxury of cashmere in a more thoughtful way, by buying recycled yarn instead of new.