Cashmere Cardigans for Women

A cardigan earns its keep by what it can hold — the weight to keep its shape, the structure to layer over a shirt or under a coat without going shapeless by noon. That is the idea behind our women's cashmere cardigans: real substance in 100% Himalayan Chyangra cashmere, hand-combed from the goats' spring moult and hand-knitted in Nepal. Two weights, two characters, both made to be worn for years.

Heavyweight and chunky, side by side

The Pokhara dense-knit cardigan is the heavyweight of the collection — roughly 500g of tightly worked cashmere that falls with genuine drape and holds a clean line. The Lhotse chunky-knit cardigan takes the other route: an open, chunky cashmere cardigan with visible stitch and a softer, rounder shoulder. One reads tailored, the other relaxed. The Pokhara suits the days you want one considered layer that does the work of a light jacket; the Lhotse is the one you reach for at home, thrown over a tee when the evening cools. Both are 2-ply, Grade-A, roughly 16-micron fibre, so the warmth arrives without the bulk you might expect from the weight.

Undyed, in the fibre's own colour

Undyed means the cashmere is left the colour it grew — no dyeing, no bleaching — so the ivory, oat, fawn and grey tones you see are the goats' natural undercoat. The undyed Pokhara cardigan is the clearest example: the same heavyweight knit, kept in its raw shade. Natural tones also make easy companions — an oat cardigan sits happily over ivory or grey, so a small edit of pieces goes a long way. If you are weighing natural tones against dyed ones, our guide to choosing undyed cashmere knitwear walks through it. Every piece is NPIA-certified and Fair Trade certified, and ships DDP with duties paid.

How to wear and look after it

A heavyweight cardigan wants a little room — enough to close over a shirt and still move freely.

• Size for layering: leave space for a shirt or fine knit underneath.
• Worn open, fully closed, or over the shoulders — the dense knit holds either shape.
• Between wears, air it and let the fibre settle rather than washing after every outing.
• Wash gently and dry flat; our washing & care notes cover the routine.

If a cardigan is not quite what you are after, the wider women's cashmere range and our cashmere sweaters share the same fibre and the same makers, while undyed cashmere for women gathers the natural-tone pieces in one place. Whichever you choose, it is honestly priced cashmere meant to be layered and lived in, not put away for special occasions.