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Katia LE BAMBOU

Katia

LE BAMBOU

50% cotton50% viscose

Fingering

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gauge

29 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
280 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
3.5 mm

substitutes (13)

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

TENCEL-MERINO

Concept by KatiaFingering70% lyocell, 30% wool

close match
gauge
29 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
135 m / 50 g

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

TENCEL-COTTON

KatiaFingering67% lyocell, 33% cotton

close match
gauge
29 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

Denser per gram.

[same brand]

MISSOURI

KatiaFingering60% cotton, 40% acrylic

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

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

[same brand]

COTTON - CAMEL

Concept by KatiaFingering60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% camel

close match
gauge
28 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
130 m / 50 g

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

COTTON-YAK

Concept by KatiaFingering60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% yak

close match
gauge
28 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
130 m / 50 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (31)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
LE BAMBOU
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
50% cotton, 50% viscose
skein
280 m / 100 g
gauge
29 sts/24 rows @ 3.5 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.