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Kaos Skinny Andean Wool

Kaos

Skinny Andean Wool

100% wool

Skinny Andean Wool is a single spun yarn with a good structure that keeps a good stitch definition also on larger needles. It is a very versatile yarn suited both for DK projects and as a thin wool held together with a brushed yarn.

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gauge

22 sts / 10 cm on 4 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
150 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

substitutes (18)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.

Alpaka Merino 160

Lana GrossaDK50% wool, 50% alpaca

close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
160 m / 50 g

Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

PERNILLA

FilcolanaDK100% wool

close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

No 15

Önling100% wool

close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][weight group not set]
close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][weight group not set]

Emma

PerminDK50% merino wool, 50% shetland wool

close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
170 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

patterns matching this yarn (133)

full specification
brand
Kaos
name
Skinny Andean Wool
weight group
not set
group source
ball band
ply
fibres
100% corriedale wool
skein
150 m / 50 g
gauge
22 sts @ 4 mm; 17 sts @ 5.5 mm
care
superwash
made in
price
not in the database yet

Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label — that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.