This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Bellissimo Mercerised 4ply/Fingering Weight 50gm
- weight
- fingering
- thickness
- 340 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 50 g
- fibre
- 100% Mercerised Cotton
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
closest first
fingering
· 340 m/100g
· 50g
- we do not have its fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Linen
- thicker: 300 m/100g against 340 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
fingering
· 332 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Alpaca
- warmer
- much fuzzier, with more halo
- less hard-wearing
- more matte
- softer next to skin
fingering
· 350 m/100g
· 50g
· 98% Cotton, 2% Polyester
- more matte
sport
· 310 m/100g
· 50g
· 90% Cotton, 10% Cashmere
- thicker: 310 m/100g against 340 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
- more matte
how this was worked out
Thickness comes from metreage per 100 g, which is a measurement. Fibre behaviour - warmth, halo, springiness, drape - is scored per fibre and blended by proportion, so a merino and a Bluefaced Leicester read as near neighbours while a merino and a cotton do not, even at the same gauge. Where a record is thin, the match is discounted rather than quietly flattered, and the gap is named above.
Yardage is always rounded up. If we ever sell you the yarn and the number is short, the extra skein is on us, from your dye lot.