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gauge

21 sts × 15 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

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

substitutes (5)

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

VELVET MINI

KatiaDK100% polyester

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

[same brand]

BOOMER

KatiaWorsted80% acrylic, 20% wool

close match
gauge
20 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
320 m / 200 g

20 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

POESIA

KatiaDK40% acrylic, 40% wool, 12% cotton, 8% polyamide

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

DELICIA

KatiaDK40% acrylic, 40% wool, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
150 m / 100 g

22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

THE BASIC CHUNKY

KatiaDK100% acrylic

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
177 m / 100 g

22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (57)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
PLUTON
weight group
DK
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
53% acrylic, 30% cotton, 10% wool, 7% alpaca
skein
160 m / 100 g
gauge
21 sts/15 rows @ 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.