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Aran

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gauge

18 sts × 12 rows / 10 cm on 6.5 mm

spec

length / skein
145 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
6.5 mm

substitutes (4)

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

BULKY TWEED

KatiaAran80% acrylic, 15% wool, 5% viscose

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
150 m / 100 g

Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 6.5 mm.

[same brand]

MOSAÏQUE

KatiaAran55% acrylic, 22% polyamide, 11% wool, 8% alpaca, 4% polyester

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
140 m / 100 g

Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 6.5 mm.

[same brand]

AZULEJO

KatiaAran65% acrylic, 17% polyamide, 11% wool, 7% alpaca

close match
gauge
17 sts (-1)
needle
6.5 mm
skein
130 m / 100 g

17 sts instead of 18 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

TUFTER

KatiaWorsted70% acrylic, 30% wool

close match
gauge
19 sts (+1)
needle
6 mm
skein
500 m / 400 g

Denser per gram. 19 sts instead of 18, on a 6 mm needle rather than 6.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (19)

full specification
brand
Katia
name
WASHI CHIC
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
57% polyester, 23% viscose, 20% polyamide
skein
145 m / 100 g
gauge
18 sts/12 rows @ 6.5 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.