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Concept by Katia SILKY

Concept by Katia

SILKY

60% silk40% polyamide

Fingering

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gauge

30 sts × 21 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
105 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

substitutes (40)

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

MERINO 100%

Concept by KatiaFingering100% wool

workable
gauge
30 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
102 m / 50 g

Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

[same brand]

SCANDINAVIA

KatiaFingering85% wool, 15% alpaca

workable
gauge
30 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
230 m / 100 g

Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

UNICO

Lanas STOP by KatiaFingering100% acrylic

workable
gauge
30 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
266 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. Synthetic instead of drapey fibre: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

MISSOURI

KatiaFingering60% cotton, 40% acrylic

workable
gauge
30 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
145 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Inelastic plant fibre instead of drapey fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

COTTON 100%

KatiaFingering100% cotton

workable
gauge
30 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

Inelastic plant fibre instead of drapey fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 4 mm.

patterns matching this yarn (1)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
SILKY
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
60% silk, 40% polyamide
skein
105 m / 50 g
gauge
30 sts/21 rows @ 4 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC Wool Cycle / 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.