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gauge

23 sts × 17 rows / 10 cm on 5.5 mm

spec

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

substitutes (4)

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

AZTECA TWEED

Katia47% acrylic, 47% wool, 6% viscose

close match
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

[weight group not set][same brand]

CRICKET

Katia100% acrylic

close match
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
220 m / 100 g

Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

[weight group not set][same brand]

ROCKET

Katia100% acrylic

close match
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
880 m / 400 g

Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

[weight group not set][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 23, on a 5 mm needle rather than 5.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (5)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
RE-TAPE
weight group
not set
group source
ball band
ply
fibres
52% polyester, 48% cotton
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
23 sts/17 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.