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gauge

20 sts × 15 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
320 m
weight / skein
200 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (513)

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substitutes (14)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

SAVANA DEGRADÉ

KatiaBulky75% acrylic, 15% wool, 10% alpaca

matching
gauge
19 sts (-1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
270 m / 150 g

→ 19 sts instead of 20, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

FUR MODA

KatiaDKest.68% polyamide, 16% acrylic, 16% wool

matching
gauge
21 sts (+1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
190 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram. 21 sts instead of 20, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

TUFTER

KatiaSport70% acrylic, 30% wool

matching
gauge
19 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
500 m / 400 g

→ Denser per gram. 19 sts instead of 20, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

PLANET

KatiaWorsted100% acrylic

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while BOOMER has 20%.

[same brand]

PATAGONIA

KatiaWorstedest.76% polyamide, 24% acrylic

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
105 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while BOOMER has 20%. Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

[same brand]
full specification
brand
Katia
name
BOOMER
weight group
Worsted (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
80% acrylic, 20% wool
skein
320 m / 200 g
gauge
20 sts/15 rows @ 5 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.