Crewneck Cashmere Sweater

As good looking and reasonably priced as this sweater is, is equaled, if not exceeded, by the very poor quality. I wore my sweater(black) three times and there was pilling. Pilling occurs when there is consistent friction or rubbing i.e..: shoulder bag straps, wearing a snug jacket that rubs against the fabric, etc. Any knit garment can eventually pill, but the better the quality the longer it takes for pilling to occur. Now when you have a sweater, be it cashmere or any other kind of wool that is an inferior quality you will see pilling very quickly and that is because the fibers are not long staple(as in the finest of cashmeres). The cheap ones are produced by gathering many short strands and spinning/making the yarns so as to appear to be long staple. With proper care, laundering inside out, using a lingerie bag and line drying or hand washing your top quality cashmere can and should give you many many years of wear. For pilling I do recommend a sweater comb rather than those battery operated shavers(which will really hasten the demise of the garment. I hope this helps.

I'm not sure if this is a fiber issue or a factory difference issue, but some of the colors in this sweater and much softer and less prone to pilling than others. First, the fit is great, very TTS and flattering. The arms aren't too long on me (and I have shorter arms) and I like the slit detail at the sleeves. Makes folded back cuffs look intentional and neat and not sloppy. The torso isn't boxy but it also isn't too fitted that it hangs on every bump. But the quality, though. Oh, dear. The Coral Sugar color that I got pilled like a beast within an hour of wearing it even without a shoulder bag rubbing or anything like that. The heather grey? Was nowhere near as soft (I checked the label to make sure it was actually 100% cashmere!) It survived three washes and wears without pilling but did end up with a hole near the neckline for no reason. Bottom line: Good value ONLY if you get one that doesn't pill and look sloppy or get holes. The fit is great, the colors are great but the consistency is...not.

Very disappointed in this sweater. My initial reaction when I received it was very positive... beautiful camel color, cashmere soft as butter and fantastic fit. Then I wore it once and noticed several little holes. This is not the high quality that I have come to expect from Nordstrom. Maybe at such a low price I was expecting too much, but I'd rather pay a little more and get better quality. That said, thank you Nordstrom for your very customer friendly return policy. The sales associate who handled my return couldn't have been nicer. That's why I shop at Norstrom!