Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

The linen content of Firefly Mermaid adds a touch of crispness to the eight-yarn warp I'm working on. I also like the subtleness of the color.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

This is the second time I have chosen this yarn for a summer sweater. The first sweater I knit with this yarn was "Radian Yoke" by Wendy Bernard. After 2 years of wearing this sweater, I still get compliments. It drapes well, but doesn't stretch out. Although a linen/rayon blend, the linen properties shine through (except it doesn't wrinkle like linen). I have only hand washed the resulting fabric.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

Diaphanous Shawl pattern provided free from yarn.com is perfect match for this yarn

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

I made a second scarf with this yarn for my daughter-in-law because I liked the first one so much!

Service and delivery comments:

Package arrived earlier than expected, in perfect condition.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

Don't try to work with it if your hands are damp - it sticks to you. Likewise if the yarn gets damp - it sticks to itself and gets stiff. Linen you know, and I guess vicose must do that too.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

I bought Firefly to make a sweater but then used it for a shawl doubling it with Pirouette mohair. I love the color choices in Firefly, like the yardage and the way it feels as I work with it but I don't think I'll make the sweater with it after all because I prefer more body. It worked up really well for the shawl and it's a lovely yarn.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

Firefly is one of the perfect yarns. Good color selection and consistently spun. I just received a shipment that I will be using to make a Drop Stitch Vest.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

I used this for a Classic Elite sweater pattern. The pattern was fine but I tried three different needles and had trouble with the yarn being very splitty if I didn't watch it like a hawk. I found it coarse as I worked with it but it softened up quite a bit after being washed.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

Knitted a wonderful short sleeve sweater with lace edging. Knitted well and stitches were beautiful. After rinsing in cold water, the dye bled horribly. Hung it to dry and the color ran on a towel and once dry the sweater looked tie dyed!!! I was horrified!!! I had a partial ball left and purposefully ran it in hot water to bleed it and try to redye the sweater. It worked, but I'm afraid only temporarily. It is now instead of striped, it's blotchy. Not as noticable and I did wear it to the office. I've gotten several good comments, so hopefully not a total loss. I will not purchase this yarn again. all skeins came from the same dye lot.

Comments about Classic Elite Yarns Firefly:

I recommend avoiding the Sour Apple color of this yarn. After I washed my sweater in 1 level teaspoon of Soak and cold water, blue streaks appeared throughout the garment and the side of the sweater that was against the blocking mat was a completely different shade than the side that was exposed to air. At the suggestion of my LYS, I washed the sweater a second time and dried it with the opposite side down only to have the same thing happen again. The only difference with the second washing was that the water turned blue whereas no dye leached into the water the first time I washed it. Thanks to the friendly folks on Ravelry, I've learned that linen tends to be unstable and it appears what's happening is that the blue and yellow dyes are separating and the dye is migrating. This sweater was knit in the round and all skeins came from the same dyelot.