Details – discontinued
Magicline by Anchor is a 10ply cotton yarn made in Italy for ‘Coats’.
- The Magicline comes in 50g balls with 70m per ball.
- A 4mm crochet hook is recommended or 4.5mm knitting needles.
- As per the label, the gauge for crochet – 10″ x 10″ equals 8 rows by 18 stitches. The knit gauge is 32 rows by 18 stitches. The extreme difference in rows sounds weird to me, but I’m not much of a knitter, so what would I know 😝.
- The label recommends a warm wash, it can be ironed and dry cleaned. Do not tumble dry.
- The weight of the Magicline is not marked on the label, but the website places it is a 10 ply and I would as well.
- The website says it is not mercerised but the label says it is..go figure. Having said that, I don’t see much of a sheen to it.
My Observations
I had just enough of the Magicline Cotton by Anchor to crochet 1 ladies head kerchief with a 4mm hook.
- It pulled nice and easy from the centre of the ball.
- The Magicline did split quite a bit, but I have to say I can get over that, because it crochets up so nicely, I can forgive the splitting.
- The quality looks and feels so nice and the colour I purchased looks beautiful crocheted, and once done I could see the sheen more characteristic of a mercerised cotton.
Washing
Because of the beads on the kerchief, I washed the Magicline by Anchor on a gentle cycle in cold water (including a lower than usual spin cycle)
- The sheen seemed to dull a little after washing, but not so much that it would affect my decision to repurchase. The fact that I dried it out in the sun may have influenced the reduced sheen.
- If you make the Magicline by Anchor into garments I think it would probably benefit with ironing.
- It seemed reasonably soft after the wash and it has a nice drape. Not super soft, but not stiff either. I was very happy with this choice for the kerchief.
In Summary
- I love the Magicline Cotton yarn from Anchor, and I am very tempted to buy the rest of the colours in case it is in fact discontinued!! I need a coupon code!! 😱
- I think it would make beautiful clothing items or accessories and lovely homewares as well.
- Even though it would be suitable for dish/wash cloths, I feel like it would be a waste of beautiful yarn, unless the cloths were just for show.
- I would definitely dry it naturally and probably out of the sun, to look after the finish of the yarn.
Summary
Article Name
Magicline Yarn Review with FREE Bandana/Kerchief pattern
Description
Yarn review with free crochet pattern for a head kerchief/scarf.
Author
Wendy Serrao
Publisher Name
Cotton Crochet Forever
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