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Katia TORNASOL

Katia

TORNASOL

100% acrylic

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gauge

24 sts × 18 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
190 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
4.5 mm

substitutes (7)

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

WOW GRATTE

WOW! by Katia80% acrylic, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
180 m / 100 g

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

[weight group not set]

PREMIUM

Katia100% acrylic

close match
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

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

[weight group not set][same brand]

FUNNY ARAN

Katia70% acrylic, 30% wool

close match
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
680 m / 400 g

Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[weight group not set][same brand]

AMAPOLA

KatiaSport100% acrylic

close match
gauge
25 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
220 m / 100 g

Thinner per gram. 25 sts instead of 24 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[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 24, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[weight group not set][same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (16)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
TORNASOL
weight group
not set
group source
ball band
ply
fibres
100% acrylic
skein
190 m / 100 g
gauge
24 sts/18 rows @ 4.5 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.