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gauge

24 sts × 18 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
540 m
weight / skein
150 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (415)

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substitutes (17)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

PAINT

KatiaDK80% acrylic, 20% wool

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
540 m / 150 g

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

[same brand]

PAINT LUX

KatiaSport · DKest.78% acrylic, 19% wool, 3% polyester

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
540 m / 150 g

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

[same brand]

Cozy Cake

HobbiiSport80% acrylic, 20% wool

matching
gauge
23 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
700 m / 200 g

→ 23 sts instead of 24, on a 3.5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

MARATHON CHROME

KatiaWorsted75% acrylic, 25% wool

matching
gauge
25 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
250 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 25 sts instead of 24, on a 4 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

Colorina

HobbiiDK80% acrylic, 20% wool

matching
gauge
23 sts (-1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ 23 sts instead of 24 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

full specification
brand
Katia
name
PAINT GRANNY
weight group
Sport · DK (our estimate)
group source
measured_ambiguous
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
80% acrylic, 20% wool
skein
540 m / 150 g
gauge
24 sts/18 rows @ 4.5 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.