Extrafine merino meets our eco cashmere. The merino gives the yarn its spring. The cashmere gives it its softness and halo. A yarn that moves easily between scarves, sweaters, and the pieces you reach for year-round. Product specifics: Fiber Content: 50% Extrafine Merino Wool, 50% Eco Cashmere Needles: 3.5-4 mm / US 4-5 Meters/Yards: 175 m / 191 yds Gauge: 24-26 sts = 10 cm / 4" Grams per skein: 50 g Care: Hand wash cool. Reshape. Lay flat to dry. Visit the Caring for Your Cashmere page for more detailed care instructions. Origin: Made in Prato, Italy. Mill Certification: Cardato Recycled, on the cashmere component (Chamber of Commerce of Prato, audited by SGS) Colors: Cream, 70001 Tanno, 70002 Sand, 70003 Natural, 70004 Pink, 70005 Redfire, 70006 Senape, 70007 Wine, 70008 Gray, 70009 Denim, 70010 Violet, 70011 Brown, 70012 Turquoise, 70013 Crow, 70014 Trunk, 70015 Avana, 70016 Ash, 70020 Baltic Sea, 70021 The Exceptional Details About this yarn Mericash is the companion to our Eco Cashmere. It blends the same responsibly made cashmere that defines our signature yarn with extrafine merino wool, resulting in a yarn that is softer than pure merino and livelier than pure cashmere. The merino gives the yarn its spring. The cashmere gives it its softness. Together, they produce a fabric that holds its shape in ways pure cashmere cannot, with the halo and hand that make cashmere worth knitting with. Where our Eco Cashmere drapes and blooms, Mericash holds and defines. It is our choice for cardigans, cabled sweaters, and any project where stitch clarity matters. The craft of Prato Mericash is spun in Prato by the same family-owned mill that produces our Eco Cashmere. Prato is the Italian textile district that has been regenerating wool and cashmere for more than a century. The craft was pioneered there by the cenciaioli, artisans who built an entire industry around the idea that good material deserves more than one life. Our mill is part of that tradition. Every skein is spun by people whose families have worked with recovered fiber for generations. Responsibly made, thoughtfully blended The cashmere in Mericash is our Eco Cashmere, produced at a mill certified under the Cardato Recycled protocol. Cardato is an independent third-party certification administered by the Chamber of Commerce of Prato and audited by SGS, requiring a minimum of 65% regenerated fiber content and full life cycle documentation. The cashmere itself comes from pre-consumer mill waste and post-consumer garments that would otherwise be discarded. The fiber is sorted by hand, separated by color and grade, and mechanically shredded back into usable form. Because sorting is done by shade, most shades require no dyeing at all. Darker colors are dyed using methods compliant with the Greenpeace Detox protocol. The extrafine merino is sourced through supplier relationships our mill has maintained for decades, spun alongside the cashmere at the same Prato facility. The finished yarn contains approximately 25% recycled cashmere content by weight. The merino adds durability and natural temperature regulation, and its longer fiber length reinforces the shorter cashmere fibers for a yarn that holds its shape and softens with wear. How it knits Mericash knits into a smooth, even fabric with beautiful stitch definition. It blooms gently after blocking, though less dramatically than pure cashmere, giving finished pieces a more defined silhouette and sharper cable or lace work. The DK weight knits at a slightly tighter gauge than our Eco Cashmere due to the merino content. Swatch generously when substituting for a pattern written in standard DK. Care Hand wash cool, reshape, lay flat to dry. Full instructions are on our Caring for Your Cashmere page.
