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After a stint in the wash, this swatch has a slight halo of fuzz, but no pills. As you can see in the photo above, the washing and drying experience didn’t result in pills on these acrylic yarn swatches. The slight halo of fuzz that is visible doesn’t even seem to matt and form those pre-pilling wads which often happens to acrylics when they go through the laundry. I tried to find out as much as I could about how antipilling yarn is manufactured, but the information must be buried outside of Google’s “eyes”. I even looked at fiber engineering resources and really came up with little, so I’m guessing it’s a tightly guarded trade secret. What I could gather from my research is that the polymers used to produce a longer, stronger more resilient staple (individual strand of fiber), that handles being spun by large spinning machines really well. I tried to see if there is a chemical bath, like the ones superwash wool or mercerized cotton get dumped in, that would change the properties of the acrylic yarn, but I couldn’t find anything to indicate that’s a thing. There’s a lot more experimentation with microfibers and blending nylon and different types of viscose and polyesters with acrylic as well, but the label would reflect that, I think. Suffice it to say, I may never be able to find out what the secret sauce is, but I don’t need to. I’m happy knitting with this yarn, and it will be one of my go to yarns for gifts that need easy care. Another reason I give Uptown DK Magix a high score is the six colorways it comes in. They are bright and they don’t fade in the wash. I really like pairing green with purple, and this use of a seafoam green in Purple Party would be perfect for mermaid fans. If you’ve read any of my earlier blog posts, you’ll know that teal is my absolute favorite color, and when it’s paired with red, like in Swing Set, I just love it. The blues in Blue Shades will be the choice of many knitters, I’m sure. 3 bright colorways of Uptown DK Magix in warm colors Yellow Slumber reminds me of some marshmallow Easter candies we would have in the house every spring. All of the items I knit this week are knit in Summer Flies, a fitting name with the sky blue and meadow greens used in this colorway. Pink Tango, is a saucy, fun name for a colorway, and captures this blend of pinks perfectly. Just a last note: the washing instructions on the ball band say wash in cold water and tumble on low. I hadn’t paid attention to that before I washed it in hot water and dried it in full-blast heat on a towel load. I’m guessing if you follow the ball band, you’re knit items will look lovely even longer, but if you must disinfect anything, it’ll all turn out fine. 3 bright colorways of Uptown DK Magix in cool tones Summer Flies colorway of Uptown DK Magix is a cheery combination of summer skies and green meadows. 8 <strong>KNITmuch</strong> | issue 7
Now that I’ve described the anatomy of Uptown DK Magix and looked at its resilience in the laundry, and studied its colors, I’m sure you’d like to see what you could knit with this yarn. One good way to use Uptown DK Magix is to pair it with a solid-colored yarn from the Uptown DK line. In this sweater called ‘Hey Baby‘ we can see the colorway Yellow Slumber knit together with a complimentary granite gray. The solid-colored ribbing and pompom in the contrasting color makes the subtle colors of Yellow Slumber really pop. Uptown DK and Magix yarns don’t have to be used for kids’ knits only. Here’s a seamless cowl with a unique texture stitch pattern knit with the Purple Party colorway of Magix and combined with the solid color, silver. This warm cowl can be worn right next to the neck with no fear of prickliness. The designer who came up with the next free pattern combines squares knitted in the Roman Stripe quilting design connected with solids that complement Uptown DK Magix. Some of them are paired with several Magix colorways in this blanket pattern. Combine a solid Uptown DK yarn with one of the Uptown DK Magix colorways for a vibrant look! This seamless cowl uses 1 skein each of Uptown DK Magix and a solid color of Uptown DK. Roman stripe squares knitted on the diagonal are joined log-cabin style in a join-as-you-go fashion to perfectly combine solid shades of Uptown DK and self-striping Uptown DK Magix. This stunning blanket makes the most of these self-striping yarns and highlights them by framing them in intensely saturated solid colors. Photos this page courtesy of Universal Yarn <strong>KNITmuch</strong> | issue 7 9
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