Katia

THE BASIC CHUNKY

Name: Katia THE BASIC CHUNKY
Brand: Katia

100% acrylic

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gauge

22 sts × 16 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein: 177 m
weight / skein: 100 g
needle: 5 mm

substitutes (5)

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

POESIA

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

close match

gauge: 22 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 80 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

AZTECA TWEED

Katia47% acrylic, 47% wool, 6% viscose

close match

gauge: 23 sts (+1)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 90 m / 50 g

→ 23 sts instead of 22 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[weight group not set][same brand]

PLUTON

KatiaDK53% acrylic, 30% cotton, 10% wool, 7% alpaca

close match

gauge: 21 sts (-1)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 160 m / 100 g

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

[same brand]

FUR MODA

KatiaDK68% polyamide, 16% acrylic, 16% wool

close match

gauge: 21 sts (-1)
needle: 5.5 mm
skein: 190 m / 100 g

→ 21 sts instead of 22, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

RE-TAPE

Katia52% polyester, 48% cotton

close match

gauge: 23 sts (+1)
needle: 5.5 mm
skein: 100 m / 50 g

→ 23 sts instead of 22, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[weight group not set][same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (76)

full specification

brand: Katia
name: THE BASIC CHUNKY
weight group: DK
group source: measured
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 100% acrylic
skein: 177 m / 100 g
gauge: 22 sts/16 rows @ 5 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.