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Charmed | Cashmere Blend
$ 34.00
Available in person at Coven of Stitches (Alameda, CA) or
online by preorder
only during the Bay Area Yarn Crawl
March 14 to 23, 2025
What is your lucky charm? A piece of sea glass or an ocean-smoothed rock from the beach? The sky on a cloudless day? A forget-me-not flower? Perhaps a hydrangea bloom?
Please meet your new favorite aqua: Charmed. It's a gently speckled shade of aqua teal in all the intensities you can imagine.
If you’re local to the San Francisco Bay Area, pick out your perfect shade in person at Coven of Stitches in Alameda.
If you’re not local, you can preorder Charmed here, and I’ll dye yours over the next few weeks.
Please note: You’ll receive a surprise shade of Charmed and it could look like any of the pictured shades. But, if you have a request—for example, if you want one that’s more deeply saturated, one of the lighter shades, or one that leans more green——just put your request in the notes section of your order, and I’ll do my best to fulfill your wish!
What can you make with it?
Your knitted fabric will be softer than anything you can imagine. It's also drapey and plush, which is a stunning combination. You can make:
- Shawls and cowls that will be super soft and warm.
- Lightweight sweaters that are perfect for transitional seasons like late autumn or early spring. The cashmere content gives them extra warmth.
- Socks, too. I've used Cashmere Blend for socks for several years, and they are plush and luxurious.
This is a preorder and will ship in 4-6 weeks.
Yarn specifications
Cashmere Blend
70% superwash merino wool, 20% cashmere & 10% nylon
420 yards | 115 grams
3-ply construction
superwash
Gauge
My ideal sweater gauge for Cashmere Blend is 24 to 27 sts to 4 inches, which I usually achieve on a US size 3 or 4 needle (3.25 to 3.5 mm)
My ideal sock gauge for Cashmere Blend is 32 sts to 4 inches, which I achieve with a size 2.25mm needle.
Provenance
Merino wool grown in New Zealand
Cashmere grown and nylon created in Italy
Yarn spun in Canada
Knitting pattern recommendations
Cashmere Blend
sweater gauge of 24 to 26 sts to 4 inches:
Birch Pullover by Andrea Mowrey
Gaon Cardigan by Soomin Ahn (links to Ravelry)
Slightly Sassy V by Aimee Sher
Solitude cardigan by Kirsten Joel
Cashmere Blend + Mohair Silk Lace held together
sweater gauge of 18 to 22 sts to 4 inches:
Love Note by Tin Can Knits
Silver Bells by Tin Can Knits
Ebony Cardigan by Yun Jeong (links to Ravelry)
Crochet pattern recommendations
Almond Shawl by Ksenia Naidyon
Autumn Waves Wrap by KnotBadBritt
Open Reef Sweater by Kirsten Joel (links to Ravelry)
Do you need to alternate skeins?
For socks, no. For garments and shawls that use more than one skein, yes. All of my yarn is dyed by hand in small batches of four skeins. There will be variations in color intensity and placement. I think that’s part of what makes each skein perfect – they’re not identical. If you will be using more than 1 skein in your project, alternate skeins to blend any color differences.
Caring for your finished item
My yarn should always be hand-washed with a gentle wool wash and cold-water rinse.
Depending on the difference in chemistry between your local water and mine, there may be some color residue in the wash process. Washing and rinsing in cold water will help to minimize this.
Always let your knitted item air dry to prevent shrinking or felting and to keep your item looking its best.