COTTON CASHMERE - Katia

Katia Cotton Cashmere – Mercerized Cotton and Cashmere Yarn 50g 155m

90% Mercerized Cotton – 10% Cashmere | 50g – 155m | Needles 2.5-3.5 – Hook 2-2.5

📋 Key features

• Composition90% Mercerized Cotton – 10% Cashmere
• Ball weight50g
• Length155m
• Recommended needlesn° 2.5 – 3.5
• Recommended hookn° 2.0 – 2.5
• WashingMachine wash 30°C delicate cycle
• Ideal forSummer tops, baby garments, mid-season shawls
• Estimated yield7 balls for a women's sweater size 42 (EU)

🧵 The yarn

Katia Cotton Cashmere is a sport weight yarn that combines the freshness of mercerized cotton with the softness of cashmere. Designed for those seeking an elegant and versatile yarn, suitable for both summer and mid-season projects, it offers a silky texture and a refined look even in the simplest stitches like stockinette or garter.

Each 50g ball offers 155 meters of yarn, perfect for working with 2.5-3.5 needles or a 2-2.5 hook. The 90/10 composition ensures durability, breathability, and a delicate feel against the skin, perfect for garments in direct contact like tops, light cardigans, and baby items.

🧬 Technical composition: why it works

The mercerized cotton that makes up 90% of the yarn has been treated to achieve a satin, shiny, and resistant surface. This process increases the cotton's ability to absorb dyes, making it more vibrant, and improves tensile strength. The result is a yarn that maintains the natural freshness of cotton but with a softer, silkier texture, ideal for summer garments that shouldn't feel stiff.

The 10% cashmere adds premium softness and a thermal regulation capacity that pure cotton lacks. Cashmere insulates against heat and cold, making this yarn perfect for mid-season: cool enough for summer but cozy enough for cooler evenings. Additionally, cashmere reduces the stiffness typical of cotton, giving the finished fabric a natural drape and superior comfort for sensitive skin and baby garments.

📦 Format and yield

Each 50g ball offers 155 meters of yarn. With one ball, you can make a small accessory like a headband, a pair of baby booties, or a generous swatch to test your stitch. For more structured projects, note that a short-sleeved women's sweater in size 42 requires approximately 7 balls.

As a dye-lot yarn, it is always advisable to purchase all the balls needed for the project at once, ensuring they are from the same dye lot. Differences between lots may be visible, especially in the light and pastel shades typical of this line.

🧶 Recommended working

The manufacturer recommends 2.5-3.5 needles for a balanced fabric: with 2.5 needles, you get a more compact and structured fabric, ideal for garments that need to hold their shape like cardigans and vests; with 3.5 needles, the fabric is softer and draped, perfect for shawls, fluid tops, and baby items requiring maximum softness. The standard gauge is 26 stitches x 32 rows for a 10x10 cm square.

For crochet, use sizes 2-2.5 for a compact but not stiff fabric. The silky texture of the yarn enhances openwork stitches, shells, and light pattern stitches. Thanks to the smooth finish of mercerized cotton, it is also suitable for those new to fine yarns: it glides well on needles and doesn't split easily.

✨ Why choose Katia Cotton Cashmere

Compared to pure cotton, Cotton Cashmere offers superior softness and a natural drape that cotton alone cannot provide. The cashmere eliminates the stiffness typical of 100% cotton yarns, making the finished garments more comfortable to wear and more elegant to look at. Compared to synthetic blends, this yarn maintains the breathability and natural thermal regulation of noble fibers, without the "plastic" feel of acrylics or polyamides.

In daily life, this translates into garments that don't make you sweat in summer, don't irritate sensitive skin, hold their shape after washing, and age well over time. It is the yarn you choose when you want a handmade garment to have the same perceived quality as a boutique item.

🎨 What you can make

Cotton Cashmere is the ideal yarn for women's summer tops, light short-sleeved cardigans, vests, and sleeveless shirts. Thanks to its silky texture and delicate color palette, it is perfect for baby items like sweaters, jackets, blankets, and booties. Its natural drape makes it excellent for mid-season shawls, stoles, and light scarves.

👩‍🎨 Who it's for

This yarn is suitable for both beginners and experienced hobbyists. The smoothness of mercerized cotton makes working with it fluid and pleasant, without the risk of the thread splitting or twisting. The recommended needles (2.5-3.5) are sizes that are manageable even for those with little experience with fine yarns. The final result is always elegant, even with simple stitches.

It is typically chosen by hobbyists crafting for themselves or to sell mid-to-high-end handmade items, mothers and grandmothers making quality baby clothes, and those looking for a versatile yarn for summer and mid-season projects without sacrificing softness. It is also highly appreciated by commission workers because the price-quality ratio is excellent and the end result is always professional.

🧼 Maintenance and care

• WashingMachine wash 30°C max, delicate cycle
• BleachingDo not bleach
• Spin cycleGentle or no spin
• DryingLay flat to dry, do not tumble dry
• IroningCool iron if necessary
• StorageIn a dry place, away from direct light

📌 Important note

📊 Technical data summary