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Ístex Kambgarn

Ístex

Kambgarn

100% wool

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gauge

24 sts × 30 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

length / skein
150 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
needle not recorded

substitutes (3)

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

ATLANTIS

LangYarnsDK60% wool, 40% acrylic

close match
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
135 m / 50 g

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

Highland Wool

Hobbii100% wool

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

→ Thinner per gram.

[weight group not set]

Farfalla

Lana Grossa94% wool, 6% polyamide

close match
gauge
23 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
340 m / 100 g

→ 23 sts instead of 24 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[weight group not set]

patterns matching this yarn (118)

full specification
brand
Ístex
name
Kambgarn
weight group
not set
group source
—
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
100% merino, mulesing-free wool
skein
150 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/30 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.