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Ístex Hosuband

Ístex

Hosuband

80% wool20% nylon

Bulky

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gauge

12 sts × 16 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

length / skein
130 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
needle not recorded

substitutes (3)

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

Orsetto

Lana GrossaBulky60% wool, 40% alpaca

close match
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram.

Twist

Laines du NordBulky70% wool, 30% acrylic

close match
gauge
13 sts (+1)
needle
6.5 mm
skein
125 m / 100 g

13 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Winter Softness

Lana GrossaSuper Bulky62% wool, 38% cotton

close match
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
7 mm
skein
70 m / 50 g

11 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (9)

full specification
brand
Ístex
name
Hosuband
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
80% wool, 20% nylon
skein
130 m / 100 g
gauge
12 sts/16 rows @ needle not recorded
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.