Knitwear Lexicon

Quality made in Scotland

Only the Scots knit like this! We dress ladies and gentlemen alike in jumpers, cardigans and waistcoats with straightforward, relaxed cuts, from sporty and trendy through to classic. With knitwear in particular, we are asked again and again how to clean it, and what distinguishes Cashmere, Geelong and Lambswool, all of them fine qualities, from one another. You will also find a size chart, so that English sizes can be converted reliably into German sizes. Discover the most colourful department in the house of John Crocket.

One point that is close to our heart: our producers support animal welfare, and so we carry only “mulesing-free wool”.

Care instructions for our knitwear

To keep the knitwear from forming bobbles, wash it by hand after every third wearing at no more than 35 degrees. This allows the wool fibres to contract. Rinse it thoroughly in cold water, and never put it in the tumble dryer! Finally, simply spread it flat on a towel and leave it to dry that way.

Cashmere

Our Cashmere comes from the high plateaus of China and Mongolia. There the cashmere goat lives in an inhospitable climate, with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees. To survive in that climate, the goat grows a dense undercoat, and this is what our Cashmere is made from. Only about 200 grams of these very fine down hairs can be gathered from each goat per year. The valuable Cashmere is then processed further in Scotland. This Cashmere is regarded as the softest and finest in the world.

Our 2-ply Cashmere is knitted with a 2/28 yarn, that is, two threads, each of which already consists of two threads twisted against one another, go into making the yarn. In purely technical terms this yarn could be called 4-ply, but given its weight we do not describe it that way. Our women’s Cashmere and our men’s Cashmere are made from this hard-wearing, refined fibre, which guards against pilling, so that no bobbles form in the wool. In addition, we can offer you our 3-ply Cashmere with a V-neck or a round neck. Here a 3/28 yarn is used which, as with the 2-ply yarn, could equally be called 6-ply. This jumper is particularly warm and comfortable to wear.

Cashmere from John Crocket feels feather-light and very soft. It has the often invoked ‘certain sheen’ that marks out select, high-grade Cashmere quality. Our Cashmere knitwear is a luxury you can treat yourself to. The luxury piece will soon become your favourite, and it proves itself in everyday wear. Our Cashmere pieces never go out of fashion either, so they are true classics. The timeless style, available in the loveliest colours, can be combined in a sporty, trendy or classic way.

Geelong

All our knitwear is made by a family business in Scotland that works only with the best materials. The so-called Super Geelong is a 100% lambswool produced in Australia from specially bred sheep. Only wool from sheep in that region may be called Geelong wool. The material comes from the first shearing of lambs no more than 5 months old.

Geelong was originally developed in the coastal town of the same name south of Melbourne (Australia), when the price of cashmere doubled at the end of the 1980s as a result of the Chinese monopoly. Super Geelong was meant to offer an alternative to cashmere through its fineness, and it is among the highest-quality wools in the world. Because it is lambswool, it is at the same time more hard-wearing than cashmere. The low micron count of under 19.5 makes this wool particularly soft. The lower the micron count, the finer the wool.

Lambswool

Our 2-ply Lambswool comes from sheep of South Australian origin. The mild climate makes the wool of these sheep particularly soft (quite unlike that of the Scottish Highland sheep). Our Lambswool is knitted from two especially tightly twisted threads. This wool quality guarantees the highest shape retention.

Our Lambswool has less than 21 microns and, under Scottish guidelines, could equally be called Geelong Lambswool. It is particularly soft and holds its shape. By comparison, the ordinary lambswool available on the market is around 23 microns.

Crocket’s Knitwear: A Celebration of Colour

Whether Cashmere, Geelong or Lambswool, sometimes everything is simply right. The timelessly modern look, the wonderful feel against the skin, exciting shades of colour: nothing is left to be desired. Made by hand in Scotland, jumpers, cardigans and waistcoats suit cool days in the city as well as outdoor pursuits in rough weather.