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Concept by Katia HIRO

Concept by Katia

HIRO

94% wool6% silk

Fingering

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gauge

32 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
510 m
weight / skein
150 g
needle
3.5 mm

substitutes (3)

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

MERINO BABY

Concept by KatiaFingering100% wool

close match
gauge
32 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

BAMBINI

KatiaFingering52% wool, 48% acrylic

close match
gauge
32 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

Unisocks 4 Ply

Laines du NordFingering75% wool, 25% nylon

close match
gauge
31 sts (-1)
needle
3 mm
skein
400 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. 31 sts instead of 32, on a 3 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (19)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
HIRO
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
94% merino, extra-fine wool, 6% silk
skein
510 m / 150 g
gauge
32 sts/24 rows @ 3.5 mm
care
Handwashable / Do not bleach / Do not machine dry / 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.