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Katia MARATHON CHROME

Katia

MARATHON CHROME

75% acrylic25% wool

Sport

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gauge

25 sts × 19 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
250 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
4 mm

substitutes (4)

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

BABY JACQUARD

KatiaSport50% acrylic, 50% polyamide

close match
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

AMAPOLA

KatiaSport100% acrylic

close match
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
220 m / 100 g

Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[same brand]

TWIST

KatiaSport100% acrylic

close match
gauge
26 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
133 m / 50 g

26 sts instead of 25 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

CRAFT LOVER

KatiaSport70% acrylic, 30% wool

close match
gauge
26 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
133 m / 50 g

26 sts instead of 25, on a 4.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (48)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
MARATHON CHROME
weight group
Sport
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
75% acrylic, 25% wool
skein
250 m / 100 g
gauge
25 sts/19 rows @ 4 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.