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HipKnitShop

Hip Mohair

80% mohair 20% polyamide

Recommended needles: 4-6 mm double strand. Certifications: RMS (Responsible Mohair Standard), Oeko-Tex Standard 100.

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gauge

28 sts / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein: 210 m
weight / skein: 25 g
needle: 3.5 mm

substitutes (26)

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

Verona

LamanaFingering50% wool, 30% silk, 20% cashmere

workable

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 180 m / 25 g

→ Denser per gram. Springy wool instead of haloed mohair-type: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

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

Alpaca 1

IsagerFingering100% alpaca

workable

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 3 mm
skein: 800 m / 100 g

→ Drapey fibre instead of haloed mohair-type: more drape and less memory — the garment will hang longer and softer. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

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

Hannah

PerminFingering50% wool, 30% silk, 20% cashmere

workable

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 275 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. Springy wool instead of haloed mohair-type: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

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

Leonora

PerminFingering50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohair

workable

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 3 mm
skein: 180 m / 25 g

→ Denser per gram. Drapey fibre instead of haloed mohair-type: more drape and less memory — the garment will hang longer and softer. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

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

Tweed Supreme

Majo GarnFingering100% wool

workable

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 3 mm
skein: 350 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Springy wool instead of haloed mohair-type: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

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

patterns matching this yarn (79)

full specification

brand: HipKnitShop
name: Hip Mohair
weight group: not set
group source: —
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 80% kid mohair, 20% polyamide
skein: 210 m / 25 g
gauge: 28 sts @ 3.5 mm; 17 sts @ 7 mm
care: —
superwash: —
made in: South Africa
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.