Knitr
✦../yarn-library
Katia TORNASOL

Katia

TORNASOL

100% acrylic

Worsted

↗ more info on Katia

gauge

24 sts × 18 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (256)

see all 256 patterns →

substitutes (15)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

WOW GRATTE

WOW! by KatiaSport · DKest.80% acrylic, 20% polyamide

matching
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.

PREMIUM

KatiaSport · DKest.100% acrylic

matching
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.

[same brand]

PERLINE

KatiaWorsted60% polyamide, 40% polyester

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

AMAPOLA

KatiaSport100% acrylic

matching
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]

CRICKET

KatiaSport · DKest.100% acrylic

matching
gauge
23 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
220 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram. 23 sts instead of 24, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]
full specification
brand
Katia
name
TORNASOL
weight group
Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
Worsted
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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.