Having become obsessed with the Sophie scarf and having knitted it in various yarns: Gepard Kumula cashmere, Camarose Host, Rico baby organic cotton, to see different results, I decided to try one of the yarns recommended on the pattern: Cardiff Cashmere Classic. I ordered a moss green (Niwa) and a dark pink (Sakura). First, the positive: the colours are wonderful, really vibrant. Now the negatives: for a cashmere, it is not very soft. The yarn itself I found really hard to knit (I am only an ambitious beginner). I kept splitting it in half and dropping stitches. I really struggled, more than with the other yarns I have used.
I finished two scarves but could not wait for the knitting to be over. As for the result, well, the Niwa green colour gave a good result, with high stitch definition. The Sakura was less soft, a bit rougher, and harder to knit. It could be the dye.
To conclude, I was going to give it 3 stars, but then a friend came and absolutely loved the Sakura scarf, mistakes and all, so I gave it to her.
I have decided to give the yarn 4 stars because of that! I think it is a yarn better suited to a more advanced, thorough knitter than me.
