Pashmina Ring Shawl – 90x200cm – 100% Cashmere – Cobblestone

A beige cashmere shawl has to be the right beige, and Cobblestone is a light taupe with a gentle warmth, muted but never dull. In fine cashmere it looks soft and quiet, and works with black, navy, chocolate or a trench coat.

Each thread in this shawl is a single strand of 60-count cashmere, so fine that a gram of it runs to roughly 60 metres. Woven in a plain box weave, the full 90 × 200 cm folds into a bundle small enough for a handbag, then opens out across your back and arms. We leave the cloth unbrushed, which keeps it strong and lets it grow softer the more you wear it, and the tassels at each end are twisted by hand. Folded, it doubles as a deep scarf.

Shirley bought this as her first ring shawl and found that “it is thin but the large size makes it more versatile without any bulk”; she calls Cobblestone “not too bright but not dull either” and plans to wear it with black and gold. Michaela found it “surprisingly warm for such a fine ply”. To check the shade against an outfit, use the swatchbook.