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Concept by Katia BONSAI

Concept by Katia

BONSAI

50% modal40% cotton10% polyamide

Fingering

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gauge

28 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
140 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4.5 mm

substitutes (89)

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

BABILONIA

Concept by KatiaFingering70% cotton, 30% viscose

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. Inelastic plant fibre instead of this fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow.

[same brand]

ESENCIA

Concept by KatiaFingering90% cotton, 10% polyamide

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
135 m / 50 g

Inelastic plant fibre instead of this fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

OLEUM

KatiaFingering72% cotton, 28% polyester

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
300 m / 100 g

Inelastic plant fibre instead of this fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

POLYNESIA

Concept by KatiaFingering56% cotton, 22% linen, 22% viscose

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Inelastic plant fibre instead of this fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

SOFT GRATTÉ

KatiaFingering80% acrylic, 20% polyamide

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

Synthetic instead of this fibre: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

patterns matching this yarn (4)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
BONSAI
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
50% modal, 40% cotton, 10% polyamide
skein
140 m / 50 g
gauge
28 sts/22 rows @ 4.5 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC / Do not bleach / Do not machine dry / Do not spin / Dry cleanable / Lay flat to dry / Low iron 110ºC
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.