Marcelaine-Velveen from Columbia Minerva

Marcelaine-Velveen

from Columbia Minerva
discontinued
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
155 yards
(142 meters)
28 grams
(0.99 ounces)
28.0 to 36.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 1 - 3 or 2.25 - 3.25mm
71% Wool
29% Manufactured Fibers - Rayon / Viscose
crepe

71% Wool, 29% Rayon

Introduced by Minerva as Velveen in 1935 in 2 oz. balls. After Minerva’s merge with Columbia in the 1950s, renamed Marcelaine-Velveen, and came in 1 oz. skeins.

Novelty yarn. Crepe-like texture with very slight sheen. Lightweight, good for summer items.