I used this lovely matt cotton yarn to knit my supersized cardigan - the one that turned out about eight sizes too large and taught me why I need to do a tension square before I start knitting!
Because it’s a cotton, it’s not a stretchy yarn, and the multistranded construction does mean it can be splitty. I tend to look at my knitting and I’m a slow knitter, so the splittiness isn’t such a problem for me, but if you’re fast and like to knit while watching the telly you may not like this. It does knit up beautifully, though, with clear stitches. It’s also got a nice drape.
I made my cardigan a couple of years ago in black, and it hasn’t faded or gone out of shape at all, nor has the yarn won through in any places. It’s smooth enough to wear next to the skin. I live in this cardi all year round, even wearing it to cricket matches (it really keeps the sun off) and it still looks fine.
The main problem for me is the colour range. As it is, I’d only wear Lamp Black and Ruby Red, and possibly Sage and the new ‘Kingfisher’ green. That’s a matter of personal taste, however, and if you like pinks, lilacs, pale blues and browny neutrals, you’d probably find many more colours to love in the range.
Would I use Luxury Soft Cotton DK again? Definitely. I just wish it came in grey!
