Two men in conversation, one in an orange cardigan, the other in a green jumper with a knit draped over the shoulders – John Crocket

Knitwear Lexicon

Quality Made in Scotland

Knitted the Scottish way. We dress ladies and gentlemen alike in jumpers, cardigans and sleeveless knits with straightforward, relaxed cuts, from sporty and contemporary to classic. With knitwear in particular, we are often asked how to care for it and what sets cashmere, Geelong and lambswool, all fine qualities, apart from one another. You will also find a size chart for converting UK sizes reliably into German sizes. Here you will find the most colourful part of the John Crocket range.

One point that matters to us: our producers support animal welfare, which is why we only stock mulesing-free wool.

Close-up of the row of needles on a knitting machine – John Crocket

Care Instructions for Our Knitwear

To help prevent bobbles, wash your knitwear by hand after every three wears at a maximum of 30°C. This allows the wool fibres to draw together. Rinse well in cold water and never put it in the tumble dryer. Finally, lay it flat on a towel to dry.

Cashmere

Our cashmere comes from the high plateaus of China and Mongolia, where the cashmere goat lives in a harsh climate with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees. To survive there, the goat grows a dense undercoat, which is used to make our cashmere. Each goat yields only about 200 grams of this very fine down a year. The cashmere is then processed in Scotland, and cashmere processed there is known for its softness and fineness.

Our 2-ply cashmere is knitted with a 2/28 yarn: each of the two threads used already consists of two threads twisted against each other. Technically, this yarn could be described as 4-ply, but because of its weight we do not do so. Both our women’s and our men’s cashmere are made from this hard-wearing, fine fibre. We also offer 3-ply cashmere with a V-neck or a crew neck. This uses a 3/28 yarn which, as with the 2-ply yarn, could also be called 6-ply. This jumper is particularly warm and comfortable to wear.

John Crocket cashmere feels feather-light and very soft, with the often-cited ‘certain sheen’ of good cashmere. It soon becomes a favourite piece and proves itself in everyday wear. The styles are classic and do not date, and in a choice of colours they can be worn in a sporty, contemporary or classic way.

Geelong

All our knitwear is made by a family-run business in Scotland. So-called Super Geelong is 100% lambswool from specially bred sheep in Australia. Only wool from sheep in this region may be called Geelong wool. It 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) at the end of the 80s, when China’s monopoly caused the price of cashmere to double. Its fineness was meant to make Super Geelong an alternative to cashmere. As a lambswool, it is also more hard-wearing than cashmere. Its low micron count of under 19.5 makes it particularly soft, because 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 their wool particularly soft, quite unlike that of Scottish Highland sheep. Our lambswool is knitted from two particularly tightly twisted strands, which helps it hold its shape very well.

Our lambswool is under 21 microns. It is particularly soft and keeps its shape. By comparison, ordinary lambswool on the market is around 23 microns.

Crocket’s Knitwear: A Celebration of Colour

Cashmere, Geelong or lambswool: a modern look, a pleasant feel against the skin and appealing shades of colour. Made by hand in Scotland, our jumpers, cardigans and sleeveless knits suit cool days in the city as well as outdoor activities in rough weather.