I'm on the fence about Noro. I love many of the colorways and the color transitions, but the yarn itself has a tendency to irritate me. I didn't like the worsted Kureyon. Now I'm using the Silk Garden sock yarn. Love the orange/pink/green coloration (looks kind of like flames on the skein), not so fond of the thick/thin while trying to maintain tension for my crochet...and its tendency to wrap up on itself.
Also, the yarn is coated and feels stiff and scratchy while crocheting. I know that when I block it this will go away and it will soften up and feel lovely, but for this texture junkie, I'm not feeling it so much WHILE I'm working with it.
Plus, I found a broken section in this skein where they'd just knotted without following the color change and it's thrown everything off and I've got some pooling going on. It's a scarf, so it's not such a big deal, but it doesn't make me happy to spend top dollar for this yarn and find that they just whacked in the knot whereever, when this yarn is KNOWN for the color changes. GRRR!
Also, the yarn is coated and feels stiff and scratchy while crocheting. I know that when I block it this will go away and it will soften up and feel lovely, but for this texture junkie, I'm not feeling it so much WHILE I'm working with it.
Plus, I found a broken section in this skein where they'd just knotted without following the color change and it's thrown everything off and I've got some pooling going on. It's a scarf, so it's not such a big deal, but it doesn't make me happy to spend top dollar for this yarn and find that they just whacked in the knot whereever, when this yarn is KNOWN for the color changes. GRRR!