Saturday, August 9, 2008

Plymouth Cairo De Luxe

Plymouth Yarns Cairo De Luxe
Weight: DK
100 yards (91 meters) / 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Gauge: 22.0 = 4 inches
Needle size: US 6 / 4.0 mm
77% Cotton, 23% Viscose Rayon (plied cotton twisted with a rayon ply)
Came in a lot of colors besides black: white, beige, burgundy, red, purple, mint, blue...
Discontinued ~2001?

Odd stuff. I bought 20 skeins thinking I'd make a "deluxe" black cardigan from it. But knitting it I decided the texture wasn't very luxurious at all, my swatches all came out a bit rough and stiff. Even the lace swatch. However I will give it one more try.