Question about Caron Simply Soft Yarn

#1

I usually buy yarn from KP or other online stores, and I almost never buy acrylic, but today I was in Walmart and saw Simply Soft in a gorgeous brick red. It has a sheen to it and is so soft, I broke down and bought 6 skeins.

I’m thinking about knitting the Wicked sweater in it, but wondered how this yarn holds up and does it pill? and if it does pill, does it pill a lot?

It feels like it will be comfy next to the skin…and the color I bought is Autumn Red.

Any info you can give me about this yarn is much appreciated!

And if I put it in my stash and wait a few days, does it count as stash knitting??? :wink: :wink:

#2

I’ve never had any problems with it pilling, and it is wonderfully soft.

#3

I was just fondling some of that yarn at Wally World earlier today. It certainly does seem pretty nice. I’m thinking my first attempt at a sweater will be with that yarn.

#4

Oh I love knitting with SS.

I’ve made tons of hats with it, and so far it hasn’t pilled on me. One thing that I recommend though is when you go to dry it, do not put it in the dryer! A few of my hats that I’ve made with it shrunk.

I have to say that the Autumn Red color way is one of my favorites, and it goes well with the brown, white, and dark sage. :teehee:

Hope that helps!

#5

SS is wonderfully soft, I have never had a pilling problem, and it machine washes and drys for me perfectly. I made my son (who is hard on clothes) a sweater out of it, and he loves it. Even better, it’s lasting with NO problems.

#6

I love caron simply… I made my daughter a shrug and then her Christmas dress out of it… and then I made my son a matching sweater for Christmas… the colors are really pretty… I also use it to make the slipper socks every gal in our family got a pair for Christmas this year… :teehee:
http://www.beartoes.com/patterns/tropicalpunch.html

#7

:heart: :heart: it!!

#8

I made a gray scarf of SS with pearls knitted in it and the person I gave it too seemed to really like it. I also made the same scarf in white with SS and the pearls. Again, I gave it to a different person and they really seemed to love it.

Funny you mention this yarn because I bought myself one skein of white tonight. I’m going to make that white scarf I really love.

#9

Hi,

I too love the Caron Simply Soft. And recently I made a cabled scarf with it. It is soooo soft and yummy feeling – and I have made other items too, and they always turn out really nice. Incidentally, that same color is the one I used for the scarf! I think all of their colors are really nice. Have fun knitting with it!

nancydee

#10

Cool - thanks for all the feedback! I’m so glad I bought it and I also bought the pattern for Wicked, guess I will put it in the stash for a week, while I finish a few other projects and then I will start on it!

#11

I love SS too and I love the variety of colors (I’m a big fan of lime green and any company that makes lime green yarn gets my vote!!)

#12

I love this yarn! It is affordable, yes, but also really nice! I just finished an Irish Hiking Scarf in Black SS, and it’s turned out really pretty, in my opinion. You can see it here:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26213
That Autumn Red SS color you are talking about is lovely, I have 4 skeins of it, and want to get more! I’m thinking of doing a sweater of some sort with it.

#13

Have used it lots with no problems… one of my favorite acrylics (and they are few :wink:

Totally non yarn related but WHO is that gorgeous horse in your avatar? :heart:

#14

Well, he’s not mine, unfortunately! He’s a gray Arabian stallion and since I have 2 Arabian mares, and haven’t found a good enough picture of them to shrink, I thought I’d use that handsome guy!

He is beautiful, isn’t he? :lol: :lol:

#15

I also love Caron SS. I’ve used it many to make baby blankets, for shower gifts, and they are always well recieved.