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Kaos Chunky Andean Wool

Kaos

Chunky Andean Wool

100% wool

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

substitutes (12)

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

RIOS

Malabrigo100% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
192 m / 100 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][weight group not set]

Le Gros Lambswool

Biches & BûchesAran100% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
192 m / 100 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]

Luna

HillesvågAran100% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.75 mm
skein
199 m / 100 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]

Beiroa

Rosa Pomar100% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
230 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram.

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

Alpina

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

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

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

patterns matching this yarn (159)

full specification
brand
Kaos
name
Chunky Andean Wool
weight group
not set
group source
—
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.