Which Lisa Yang Sweater to Buy: Sandy, Heidi, Mila and More

A Lisa Yang sweater is a cashmere knit from the Stockholm house, and the right first one comes down to gauge: 7 gauge for daily wear, 5 gauge when it is properly cold. Coveti stocks 277 women’s pieces from the Lisa Yang cashmere house, among them the Sandy Sweater in Sand and the rest of our women’s cashmere sweaters from the label.

If you want one sweater, start with the plain knit Sandy: 100% cashmere at 7 gauge, a regular fit, six plain colourways and the lowest price of the 7 gauge styles at $720 at Coveti. Take the relaxed Heidi if you like more room through the body. For colder months, the 5 gauge Fride is heavier and costs less.

How to read a Lisa Yang sweater

Every Lisa Yang product page states two things worth reading before the colour: the knit technique and the gauge. Gauge is the number of stitches per inch, and a higher number means a finer knit. The house makes its plain knit in two weights, a year-round 12 gauge and a heavy 3 to 7 gauge for the colder months. At the far end sits 18 gauge, which the house calls featherweight fine knit. Ply is not printed on the product pages at all, and the house is plain about why: more plies add weight and warmth “but do not indicate additional quality”. Our guide to cashmere gauge and ply covers the numbers in more depth.

The fibre behind all of this is hand-selected Grade A cashmere. The house gives the spec as fibres 36 millimetres long and 14 micrometres in diameter, and says longer, finer fibres resist pilling. Every 100% cashmere piece is organic cashmere, with the factory and the yarn GOTS certified, according to the house. Product pages describe each piece as designed in Stockholm and crafted in Inner Mongolia. Ten of the eleven styles in this guide are 100% cashmere. The exception is Maurie, a 70% cotton, 30% cashmere blend.

Fit matters as much as weight here. Lisa Yang told Monocle in December 2025, “We use the best fibres and try to push the craft, working with the fit, the silhouette, the details and innovation”. The house cuts each style one of two ways, regular, with a closer line, and relaxed, with more room through the body. The product page says which, and it is worth reading before you pick a size.

The 7 gauge sweaters: Sandy, Heidi, Mila and Camille

Four plain knit sweaters share the same 7 gauge and the same 100% cashmere, so the choice between them is about fit and price rather than warmth. The Sandy is the regular-fit one, live at Coveti in Black, Cream, Graphite, Navy, Sand and Truffle at $720 at Coveti. It is the closest of the four to a classic jumper you can wear under a coat without bulk.

The other three are cut relaxed. The Heidi Sweater in Navy is the most expensive of the group at $880 at Coveti, with five colourways live. The Mila Sweater in Cream sits at $840 at Coveti in three colourways, and the Camille Sweater in Sand comes in four at $780 at Coveti. All three give the same knit with more ease, which suits a shirt collar underneath and a looser trouser.

A practical way to choose: decide first between regular and relaxed, then let colour settle the rest. Sandy has the widest palette of the four, so it is the easiest to match to what you already own.

For colder months: Fride and Sony at 5 gauge

Drop to 5 gauge and the knit is visibly thicker. The Fride Sweater in Oyster is one of the house Signatures, the pieces Lisa Yang carries from season to season and signs with the Rou stamp, the brand symbol. Rou is the Chinese word for a gentle, soft nature. Fride is cut regular and is live in Black, Dark Oak, Oyster and Truffle at $680 at Coveti, which makes it the least expensive 100% cashmere sweater in this guide.

The Sony Sweater in Black shares the 5 gauge and the regular fit, at $1,040 at Coveti. It is a single colourway at Coveti, so it is the narrower pick. If you live somewhere with a hard winter and want one heavy sweater, Fride is where we would start.

Brushed: the Juniper and the brushed Sandy

The house finish called Brushed Cashmere took years of refining in washing and finishing. Precise control of water temperature and yarn tension gives the surface a lofty, cloud-like look. The Juniper Sweater in Graphite Brushed has more colourways than any other brushed style at Coveti, and it is another Signature. It is cut regular, priced at $1,050 at Coveti, and live in seven colourways, one of them the Wood argyle, where the house applies its Brushed Argyle technique.

The Sandy also comes brushed, in Black and Sand, at $1,110 at Coveti against $720 at Coveti for the plain knit. The name is the same, but the finish and the care differ: brushed cashmere is professional cleaning only. Our guide to brushed cashmere explains the finish and every brushed piece we carry.

The cardigans: Abby, Danni and Azalea

The Abby Cardigan in Dove Grey is the one to buy for wear across the whole year. It is plain knit at 12 gauge, the weight the house describes as year-round, cut regular, and live in five colourways at $640 at Coveti. It is also the finest of the 100% cashmere styles in this guide, so it is the easiest to wear indoors.

The Danni Cardigan in Graphite moves up to 7 gauge with a relaxed cut, in Black, Graphite and Sand at $1,040 at Coveti. The Azalea Cardigan in Cream Brushed is a Signature in the brushed finish at 7 gauge, with a regular fit and four colourways, at $1,040 at Coveti. Between Danni and Azalea the price is the same, so the decision is surface: plain knit you can hand wash, against a brushed knit that goes to a professional cleaner. Browse every style in our cashmere cardigans edit.

Maurie, the fine cotton blend

The Maurie Sweater in Misty Grey is the outlier. It is 70% cotton and 30% cashmere at 16 gauge, the finest gauge of any style here and close to the 18 gauge the house calls featherweight. It is cut relaxed and live in four colourways, Deep Cloud, Misty Grey, Noir and Salt, at $570 at Coveti. Think of it as the spring piece, and the one for warm climates.

Which Lisa Yang sweater to buy first

For a first piece that works most days, buy the Sandy in plain knit. It is regular, mid-weight and has the most colours. If you already own close-fitting knits, the relaxed Heidi gives you something different in the same yarn and weight, and Mila and Camille do the same at a lower price.

For real cold, choose Fride. Abby is the cardigan for an air-conditioned office in August as well as in October, and the brushed Juniper is the choice for texture, provided you accept the care trade-off. Buy Maurie second, once you know how you wear the cashmere ones. Our wider guide to cashmere sweaters for women sets these against other labels, and the story of the Lisa Yang house fills in the background.

Sizing and fit

Lisa Yang uses its own numbers for women: 00 is XXS, 0 is XS, 1 covers S to M, and 2 covers M to L. At Coveti the knits are sold XS to L, with XS as house 0, S as house 1, M spanning house 1 and 2, and L as house 2. The women’s models are 176 to 183 cm tall and wear size 1, which is useful when you look at product photographs.

Among the eleven styles here, Heidi, Mila, Camille, Danni and Maurie are relaxed. Sandy, Sony, Fride, Juniper, Abby and Azalea are regular. The Lisa Yang size guide goes through how to choose between S and M.

Caring for your sweater

The house says there is no need to wash cashmere after each wear, though keeping it clean helps deter moths. Plain and fine knits can be hand washed with a cashmere detergent, and the house also allows a delicate no-spin wool cycle at 30 degrees C at most, in a laundry bag. Stains go to a dry cleaner. Brushed pieces such as Juniper, Azalea and the brushed Sandy are professional cleaning only.

To dry, lay the sweater flat on a towel, roll it loosely to press out water, then dry it flat. Never hang it. Store it folded and away from sunlight, with cedarwood balls replaced each year, and use a breathable bag for long storage. Some pilling is normal, and a cashmere comb lifts it off. Our guide to washing cashmere walks through each step.

Lisa Yang sweaters around the world

In the US, Coveti lists these knits in letter sizes from XS to L and shows every price in US dollars, so there is no conversion to do. Buyers in the northern states will get the most from the 5 gauge Fride and Sony through January and February.

For the UK and the EU, a 7 gauge Sandy, Heidi and Mila under a wool coat covers most of the cold season, with the 12 gauge Abby for the shoulder months. Our designer coats sit well over all of them.

In the GCC, winters are mild and interiors are cooled, so the lighter weights do more. The 12 gauge Abby and the 16 gauge Maurie are the practical picks, with a 7 gauge piece kept back for travel to colder cities. London-based Coveti ships worldwide, every piece is 100% authentic, and the full range lives on our Lisa Yang brand page.

The Lisa Yang sweaters compared

How we measured: knit, gauge, composition and fit are copied from each style’s Lisa Yang product page. Colourways and US dollar prices are the women’s pieces live on Coveti on 31 October 2026. “Not published” means the house does not state it.

Frequently asked questions

Which Lisa Yang sweater should I buy first?

Start with the plain knit Sandy. It is 100% cashmere at 7 gauge with a regular fit, it has six plain colourways at Coveti, and at $720 at Coveti it is the least expensive 7 gauge style. Choose the 5 gauge Fride instead if you need a heavier sweater for a cold winter.

Are Lisa Yang sweaters 100% cashmere?

Almost all of them are. Ten of the eleven styles in this guide are 100% cashmere, and the house says every 100% cashmere piece is organic. The exception is the Maurie Sweater, which is 70% cotton and 30% cashmere at a fine 16 gauge, and it is the lightest knit of the group.

What is the difference between the Sandy and the Heidi?

The main difference is the fit. Both are plain knit, 100% cashmere and 7 gauge, but Sandy is cut regular and Heidi is cut relaxed, with more room through the body. Sandy costs $720 at Coveti in six plain colourways, and Heidi costs $880 at Coveti in five.

Which sweater is the warmest?

The 5 gauge styles, Fride and Sony, are the heaviest knits in this guide. A lower gauge means fewer stitches per inch and a visibly thicker knit, which the house places in its heavy 3 to 7 gauge range for colder months. Fride is a Signature and costs $680 at Coveti.

Can I wash a brushed Lisa Yang sweater at home?

No, the house asks for professional cleaning only on brushed cashmere, which covers the Juniper, the Azalea Cardigan and the brushed Sandy. Plain knit styles such as Sandy, Heidi and Abby can be hand washed with a cashmere detergent, then dried flat on a towel and never hung.

What size should I take?

At Coveti the women’s knits are sold XS to L. XS matches house size 0, S is house 1, M spans house 1 and 2, and L is house 2. The house models are 176 to 183 cm and wear size 1. Check whether the style is cut relaxed before you size.