Here's my dilemma. Before I finished Forecast, I got some really lovely Cascade 220 Heathers in a blue.
I'm going to use it for the Cabled Cardigan out of Vogue's fall issue. I think. After seeing how much Forecast is pilling, I am seriously questioning if I should Cascade 220 again. HELP ME!! I read so many blogs about how everyone loves this yarn.
Could I have gotten a bad batch?
Could it be the tweed line of this yarn?
Does it generally pill?
Do you have a personal experience you'd like to share with the group?
I would appreciate any input on this serious issue! Really, though, if you have a minute to drop a comment or email, thank you in advance.
No.... I'm sorry. Your forecast is so lovely too. No cascade 220 experience here, though. Hope it's a one time thing.
ReplyDeleteI made a cardigan for my mom in Cascade 220 about 2 years ago. She wears it constantly, and it hasn't pilled at all. It was the regular Cascade 220, not the tweed though, maybe that made a difference?
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking that they've changed the way they process Cascade 220. About 3-4 years ago I knitted a sweater using C 220 and it did not pill. However, this past year, I knitted a Wallaby sweater and it pilled like crazy. I'm not buying Cascade 220 anymore. Also, a friend at work knitted a sweater using C 220 and it pilled after being worn only twice. Definitely not worth the money or my time to knit with it!
ReplyDeleteI purchased and made a pair of socks out of C220 and it pilled while I was making them. I was totally frustrated only to then accidentally felt them in the washing machine. So, needless to say, my whole experiance with the stuff has not been good.
ReplyDeleteI went to a yarn tasting a few days ago for Vickie Howells new yarn. Her LOVE line is just devine...maybe you should check that stuff out instead? I am with Diana, C220 is not worth the money!
Marly
www.knitthing.blogspot.com
My goodness, I work in a yarn shop that sells C220, and I have NEVER heard of this. I have knit with it and love it, but I think all of my projects have been felted. You know, it could be the color, the different dyes react differently to the wool. Well, I will be watching to see what others say, as I am knitting an aran sweater for my hubby in it right now, and I have two more sweater's planned in it, wool all ready purchased.
ReplyDeleteI knit a variegated sweater and used C220 as the solid color sleeves and this was not Tweed, just the regular C220 and it pills terribly. I have enough C220 to make two sweaters and I'm not too thrilled with the pilling.
ReplyDeleteI made a beutiful sweater with C220 in a solid color and I do have pilling in the friction areas. I guess maybe they are looking to make it softer and that diminishes the durability
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know about this.. I just bought a couple skeins of C220, so I've gotta rethink what I'm going to use it for too.
ReplyDeleteCheers.