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Kaos Chunky Andean Wool

Kaos

Chunky Andean Wool

100% wool

AranBulky

Chunky Andean Wool is a versatile and soft single spun yarn with a good structure that keeps a good stitch definition also on larger needles. The yarn is suited for both garments and interior projects and can be knit in the round without twisting.

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gauge

18 sts / 10 cm on 5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (534)

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substitutes (46)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Hamelton Tweed 1

BC GarnDK90% wool, 10% viscose

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 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]

MUYUNA

KremkeAranest.100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

Luna

HillesvågAranest.100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.75 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ Matches Chunky Andean Wool's own 18 sts / 4.75 mm gauge — a different published reading than the 18 sts / 5 mm this pattern is written for.

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

Léttlopi

ÍstexDK100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 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]

Friends Wool

HobbiiWorsted100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Kaos
name
Chunky Andean Wool
weight group
Aran · Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
ply
—
fibres
100% corriedale wool
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
18 sts @ 5 mm; 14 sts @ 8 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.