Knitting for Olive

Heavy Merino

Name: Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino
Brand: Knitting for Olive

ball band: "Worsted weight"

100% wool

Aran

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gauge

18 sts × 30 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein: 125 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 4.5 mm

substitutes (15)

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

WOOLIA

Gepard Garn100% wool

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 132 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][weight group not set]

Hilde

PerminAran57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscose

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

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

Merino Yak

Laines du NordAran70% wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yak

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 115 m / 50 g

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

Badana

Rosa PomarAran50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça wool

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 115 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

Chiaro

Lana GrossaAran60% wool, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

held together with

pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSoft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17.5 sts / 10 cm
used in 14 patterns · including Cardigan No. 11
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withKID SETAGepard Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cm
used in 4 patterns · including SWIRL_LOOP_BEANIE
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSilk MohairIsager · single strand18 sts / 10 cm
used in 3 patterns · including TULIP_LOOP_ROLLNECK
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withTynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · single strand13 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including Deima's mini balaclava
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withCASHMERE LACEGepard Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including TULIP_LOOP_ROLLNECK

patterns matching this yarn (144)

full specification

brand: Knitting for Olive
name: Heavy Merino
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: Worsted weight
ply: —
fibres: 100% merino wool
skein: 125 m / 50 g
gauge: 18 sts/30 rows @ 4.5 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.