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gauge

13 sts × 10 rows / 10 cm on 8 mm

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
8 mm

patterns matching this yarn (90)

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substitutes (14)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

MISKITA

KatiaBulkyest.63% acrylic, 27% wool, 10% polyamide

matching
gauge
13 sts (same)
needle
9 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 9 mm rather than 8 mm.

[same brand]

WOW CHUNKY

WOW! by KatiaSuper Bulky75% acrylic, 15% wool, 10% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (-1)
needle
10 mm
skein
75 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 12 sts instead of 13, on a 10 mm needle rather than 8 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

SHERPA

KatiaBulkyest.100% polyamide

matching
gauge
13 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while BACKSTAGE has 27%.

[same brand]

Amigo Chunky

HobbiiBulky100% acrylic

matching
gauge
13 sts (same)
needle
7 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while BACKSTAGE has 27%. Reaches this gauge on 7 mm rather than 8 mm.

KUNDALINI

KatiaBulky100% acrylic

matching
gauge
12 sts (-1)
needle
8 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while BACKSTAGE has 27%. 12 sts instead of 13 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]
full specification
brand
Katia
name
BACKSTAGE
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
62% acrylic, 27% wool, 11% polyamide
skein
100 m / 100 g
gauge
13 sts/10 rows @ 8 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.