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Katia BIG MERINO

Katia

BIG MERINO

55% wool45% acrylic

Bulky

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gauge

15 sts × 10 rows / 10 cm on 7 mm

spec

length / skein
80 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
7 mm

substitutes (21)

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

WOW GRANNY

WOW! by KatiaBulky100% wool

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
140 m / 180 g

Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 7 mm.

VIRGIN WOOL

KatiaAran100% wool

workable
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
7 mm
skein
50 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

Natur Uld

HjertegarnBulky100% wool

workable
gauge
14 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. 14 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

CHRISTMAS BAMBI

KatiaBulky100% polyester

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
6.5 mm
skein
110 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. Synthetic instead of springy wool: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 6.5 mm rather than 7 mm.

[same brand]

MINDWOOLNESS

KatiaBulky80% acrylic, 20% wool

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. Synthetic instead of springy wool: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 7 mm.

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (4)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
BIG MERINO
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
55% wool, 45% acrylic
skein
80 m / 100 g
gauge
15 sts/10 rows @ 7 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC Wool Cycle / Do not bleach / 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.