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Katia CRICKET

Katia

CRICKET

100% acrylic

SportDK

↗ more info on Katia

gauge

23 sts × 16 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
220 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (344)

see all 344 patterns →

substitutes (19)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

ROCKET

KatiaDK100% acrylic

matching
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
880 m / 400 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[same brand]

Sunbird

HobbiiDK100% acrylic

matching
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
500 m / 200 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 5 mm.

PREMIUM

KatiaSport · DKest.100% acrylic

matching
gauge
24 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

→ 24 sts instead of 23, on a 4.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

TORNASOL

KatiaWorsted100% acrylic

matching
gauge
24 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
190 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 24 sts instead of 23, on a 4.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

THE BASIC CHUNKY

KatiaDKest.100% acrylic

matching
gauge
22 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
177 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 22 sts instead of 23 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]
full specification
brand
Katia
name
CRICKET
weight group
Sport · DK (our estimate)
group source
measured_ambiguous
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
100% acrylic
skein
220 m / 100 g
gauge
23 sts/16 rows @ 5 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC Short spin 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.