100% TIBETAN CASHMERE UNDYED

Last modified on
Mar 11, 2010

Makalu
100% Cashmere
Undyed
made in China

If your passion is pure cashmere in its natural beauty of colours, with the maximum softness and loft, this excellent quality undyed Tibetan Cashmere from Mt. Makalu (the highest mountain located 22 km east of Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet) in worsted weight is for you. Note that undyed cashmere fiber is extremely warm in order to serve its original purpose of protecting goats from cold mountain temperatures.

• For information: Undyed cashmere ranges in colour from winter white to chocolate brown, with a number of gradations of brownish-grey. White cashmere is the most valuable because of its superior softness. More dye on cashmere can cause a slightly coarser hand. Buying un-dyed cashmere, you completely protect yourself from rough quality. Two colours: Natural White and Natural Taupe (Brownish Grey) are in our inventory.

* Tip: Pilling doesn't indicate poor quality of the yarn. When buying cashmere, avoid skeins that look very fuzzy or have a halo, they will pill more quickly. A small amount of pilling is normal for cashmere garments, as well as for angora, merino, some types of silk, and quivit articles. Just gently brush your cashmere garment (when it is dry) with your hair-brush on both sides (right and reverse) to remove pilling lint; or you can remove it by hands. -Irene & Mr.Sheep

* Similar yarn: Cashmere DK, Cashmere Classic

FIBRE: 100% Premium Cashmere Undyed
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 16 sts/ 28 rows
NEEDLES: 4 - 4.5 mm (US No.6-7)
LENGTH: approx. 132 m / 140 yards
HANK WEIGHT: 56g /2oz
Knitted Sample
PATTERNS: Lang Book No. 164, Linea Rossa
No. 2, No. 4 * suitable
Sample patterns for cashmere
Irene & Mr.Sheep Knitwear:
• Cashmere Pullover in Taupe [Pattern No. PB-IR058]
• [Pullover in White Blossom] [Pattern No. PB-IR208] * new
Price: $29.99
In inventory: Natural White, Natural Taupe

Garment Care: gentle hand wash in lukewarm water with eucalyptus wash or any other woolwash "no rinse" (or washing medium such as Dawn) only. Use the same temperature of water for wash and rinse to avoid "shoking" the fiber. Do not twist or pull the garment, but gently squeeze it to remove excess water. Lay flat to dry, avoiding exposure to direct sunlight, and gently reshape.

• Makalu Yarns Index

Natural White

Natural Taupe

Cashmere Pullover in Taupe, Irene & Mr.Sheep

PATTERN for Cashmere Sweater in Taupe [ePattern No. PB-IR058, *.pdf ©imrsheep.com] is available with supporting yarn → 8 hanks 100% Cashmere un-dyed for Medium size (straight): bust - 94-98 cm, back - 59 cm, shoulders - 10 cm, sleeves - 56 cm; needles: 3.75 mm (or size to obtain gauge). Price: CA$4.99. Not sold separately.

More patterns for 100% Cashmere:
• Cashmere Waistcoat and V-neck, © Fait Main Tricot, No. 7 2008. Yarn: Katia Cashmere 100% [100% Cashmere] and Cashwool [60% Wool, 30% Poyamide, 10% Cashmere]
• Suitable: Men's Vest, © Fait Main No. 8, 2008. Yarn: Phildar Frimas [80% Acrylic, 20% Merino]