A cashmere’s ply corresponds to the number of threads that are used to knit a sweater; it defines its weight and thickness. The higher the ply, the more threads it will have, and the thicker and warmer a cashmere sweater will be. In addition, it will be more expensive due to its weight.
2-ply cashmere is the “basic” sweater thickness. These sweaters can be worn in any season, even in the summertime, since cashmere is a thermo-regulating fiber and is therefore very pleasant to wear both on warmer days and in the winter.
4-ply or higher cashmere sweaters are chunky and will keep you nice and warm in winter.
Kujten also sells 8-ply and even until 20-ply cashmere sweaters for people who are very sensitive to the cold!
The number of threads is not a token of a cashmere sweater’s quality, but a question of thickness, and therefore, of warmth.