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Katia RAFFIA X-TREME

Katia

RAFFIA X-TREME

100% viscose

Bulky

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gauge

15 sts × 18 rows / 10 cm on 5.5 mm

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
5.5 mm

substitutes (38)

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

Isoveli Sock Yarn

NovitaBulky80% wool, 20% nylon

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
130 m / 100 g

Springy wool instead of inelastic plant fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

Fritidsgarn

Sandnes GarnBulky100% wool

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
70 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Springy wool instead of inelastic plant fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

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

Fantasy

HobbiiBulky100% acrylic

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
150 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. Synthetic instead of inelastic plant fibre: less breathability and no blocking give. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

Judy

HobbiiBulky100% jute

workable
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. A different fibre instead of inelastic plant fibre: a different hand. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

Ecotone

Laines du NordAran95% cotton, 5% other

workable
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
6 mm
skein
150 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 15, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (17)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
RAFFIA X-TREME
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
100% viscose
skein
120 m / 100 g
gauge
15 sts/18 rows @ 5.5 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.