Knitting for Olive

Merino

Name: Knitting for Olive Merino
Brand: Knitting for Olive

ball band: "Fingering weight"

100% wool

Fingering

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gauge

28 sts × 38 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

length / skein: 250 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 3 mm

substitutes (8)

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

No Waste Wool

Knitting for OliveFingering50% wool, 50% merino, extra-fine wool

close match

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 3 mm
skein: 225 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Sunday

Sandnes GarnFingering100% wool

close match

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 3 mm
skein: 235 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]

Cool Wool Baby

Lana GrossaFingering100% wool

close match

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 2.5 mm
skein: 220 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 2.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

WILD & SOFT

Gepard Garn60% wool, 40% silk

close match

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 2.5 mm
skein: 240 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 2.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Lun Merino

Rauma Garn100% wool

close match

gauge: 28 sts (same)
needle: 2.5 mm
skein: 120 m / 25 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 2.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

held together with

pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSoft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand22.5 sts / 10 cm
used in 6 patterns · including Maggie Cardigan
MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSoft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · held double18 sts / 10 cm
used in 3 patterns · including HIGH_V_LOOP_SWEATER
MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withTynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · single strand23 sts / 10 cm
used in 3 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSoft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · held doubleheld withDeluxe Silk MohairKrea Deluxe · single strand17 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including Late Checkout Sweater
Pure SilkKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withMerinoKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including Camisole No. 6
MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSilk MohairIsager · held double19 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including HIGH_V_LOOP_SWEATER

patterns matching this yarn (161)

full specification

brand: Knitting for Olive
name: Merino
weight group: Fingering
group source: measured
ball band: Fingering weight
ply: —
fibres: 100% merino wool
skein: 250 m / 50 g
gauge: 28 sts/38 rows @ 3 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.