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Katia GENUINE MERINO

Katia

GENUINE MERINO

100% wool

Bulky

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gauge

14 sts × 9 rows / 10 cm on 9 mm

spec

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

substitutes (21)

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

Natur Uld

HjertegarnBulky100% wool

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

Thinner per gram.

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

SOFFIATO

Concept by KatiaBulky70% alpaca, 30% polyamide

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

Drapey fibre instead of springy wool: more drape and less memory — the garment will hang longer and softer. Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 9 mm.

SOFFIATO DEGRADÉ

Concept by KatiaBulky70% alpaca, 30% polyamide

workable
gauge
14 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
120 m / 150 g

Drapey fibre instead of springy wool: more drape and less memory — the garment will hang longer and softer. Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 9 mm.

JARAPA

KatiaBulky42% polyester, 40% polyamide, 18% viscose

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

Synthetic instead of springy wool: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 9 mm.

[same brand]

WOW GRANNY

WOW! by KatiaBulky100% wool

workable
gauge
15 sts (+1)
needle
8 mm
skein
140 m / 180 g

15 sts instead of 14, on a 8 mm needle rather than 9 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (4)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
GENUINE MERINO
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
100% merino wool
skein
80 m / 100 g
gauge
14 sts/9 rows @ 9 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.