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Katia BASIC MERINO

Katia

BASIC MERINO

superwash

52% wool48% acrylic

Fingering

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gauge

29 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3.5 mm

substitutes (2)

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

SCANDINAVIA

KatiaFingering85% wool, 15% alpaca

close match
gauge
30 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
230 m / 100 g

30 sts instead of 29 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

MERINO 100%

Concept by KatiaFingering100% wool

close match
gauge
30 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
102 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. 30 sts instead of 29, on a 4 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (2)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
BASIC MERINO
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
52% merino wool, 48% acrylic
skein
120 m / 50 g
gauge
29 sts/22 rows @ 3.5 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC Wool Cycle / Do not bleach / Dry cleanable / Lay flat to dry / Low iron 110ºC
superwash
yes
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.