Navy Check Wool Scarf

Navy is the colour of midnight ink, deep, composed and endlessly dependable, and here it carries our iconic check with quiet authority. Edinburgh Cashmere is a Scottish heritage brand, and this scarf shows how much character a single, well-judged shade can hold.

The scarf is handcrafted in extra fine pure lambswool at a Scottish mill that has been weaving for over 250 years. The iconic check is finely drawn and evenly spaced, and it shows in the subtlest play of light across the weave. Wear it with a sage-green shirt, wrap it over a mink-coloured wool coat, or sling it through the straps of a rucksack on the way to work. The fringe gives each end a neat, unfussy finish.

It takes 29 steps to make, and the last is a hand-brushing with teasels, which leaves a smooth, cushiony handle. Understated and easy to live with, it is a scarf you’ll reach for again and again.