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| Caterina |
Manufacturer
Adrienne Vittidini
Year
1996 |
Type
Sport – 6 ply |
Fiber
100% Viscose |
Skein weight
50 grams |
Skein length
- ??? - |
Wash method
Dry clean |
Needle size
7 US std |
Stitch gauge
22 stitches=4 inches |
Row gauge
26 rows=4 inches |
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| Jul 20, 2000 |
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Needle size
7 US std |
Stitch gauge
- ??? - |
Row gauge
- ??? - |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Deep blue |
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Quality comments:
Yarn is incredibly soft and luxurious to work with, very drapey.
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Other comments:
Pattern work would not show up well in this yarn.
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Needle size
6 US std |
Stitch gauge
5 stitches=1 inches |
Row gauge
- ??? - |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Royal blue, ice blue |
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Quality comments:
This yarn has a heavenly hand. It is very much like knitting with a very fine feather boa. It yields a fabric that is very light with very little definition in the stitches. The resulting fabric has lots of "fluff", but it is not hairy like angora or mohair. In plain stockinette stitch, it can be knit like lightning with no splitting problem. Color was consistent among skeins. No problem with knots.
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Other comments:
If there is a problem with the stitches slipping off the needles, bamboo needles solve the problem. There is one alarming note with this yarn. It's label stipulates "dry clean" only. However, when I sent it to be cleaned, the sweater was ruined by conventional dry cleaning methods. The color was not impacted, but the feathery nature of the yarn was completely destroyed. The result was a matted knit fabric with all of the individual stitches revealed. Very ugly and unwearable. The company has been contacted about this experience and hope that they can provide enlightenment as to what happened. It is a real shame - such an expensive and delightful yarn apparently so fragile.
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