Lace Weight Recycled Cashmere Yarn in Eggplant Purple

100% cashmere yarn, carefully reclaimed from a discarded women’s sweater.  This yarn is two-ply and a fine lace weight, soft and luxurious. The color is a very dark, muted purple, trending towards burgundy.  In dim light it appears almost black.

This sweater yielded four skeins:

• 720 yards / 658 meters, 1.8 ounces / 52 grams, no knots
• 660 yards / 604 meters, 1.7 ounces / 48 grams, 2 knots
• 600 yards / 549 meters, 1.6 ounces / 44 grams, 1 knot
• 420 yards / 384 meters, 1.1 ounces / 31 grams, 3 knots

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.