Crewneck sweater light grey - Cashwool

300g natural softness

Cashwool® 1978 by Zegna Baruffa

That "Made in Italy" is a real reference in fashion is probably because it points to a traditional craftsmanship that has been lost in other countries. And in the field of wool, this savoir-faire can be found at Zegna Baruffa in the north of the country. It was this spinning mill that revolutionized the textile industry in the late 1970s with Cashwool®, a merino wool yarn as luminous as silk and as soft as cashmere. And it is this yarn, that we use for our knitwear.

100% extra-fine merino wool

Merino wool is renowned for its fineness. It is this fineness that gives it its softness and makes it so comfortable to wear on the skin. With an average fibre diameter of about 19.5 microns, merino wool is three times finer than the wool of any other sheep breed. Still hard to imagine the fineness? A human hair has a diameter of about 70 microns, more than three times that of a merino wool fibre.

A fine all-season sweater

To judge a sweater, you need to know its weight and gauge. Of course, knowing these two values doesn't have the same effect as trying on the sweater and feeling its soft knit hug your body. But it is a good way to judge from a distance, e.g. when shopping online, its thickness and thus its seasonality.

The weight

In a sweater, the weight corresponds to its density. Ours has a combat weight of 300g, which officially puts it in the category of light winter sweaters.

Unofficially, a sweater of this weight is an all-season sweater, depending on the local climate and the way you wear it: directly on the skin it is ideal for the mid-season at 10-15°C, worn over a shirt it will accompany you all winter. You probably won't be able to go on a snow hike in Lapland with your Cashwool jumper, but it will keep you warm enough in everyday life. We'll just assume you throw on an additional jacket or coat when you go outside.

The gauge

The gauge number indicates the thickness of knitwear. It corresponds to the number of stitches in one inch (i.e. 2.54 cm). The higher the gauge, the finer the mesh of the sweater. The gauge of our Cashwool crewneck sweater is 14, which corresponds to a high fineness.