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yarn substitutes · what to use when you cannot get the one the pattern says

This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.

Substitutes for Biches et Bûches Le Petit Organic Cotton

weight
sport
thickness
300 m per 100 g
put-up
100 g
fibre
100% Cotton
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

sport · 320 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 300 m/100g · 100g · 70% Merino, 30% Linen
  • warmer
  • springier
sport · 265 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thicker: 265 m/100g against 300 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
sport · 265 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thicker: 265 m/100g against 300 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
sport · 265 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thicker: 265 m/100g against 300 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
sport · 265 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thicker: 265 m/100g against 300 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
sport · 300 m/100g · 200g · 50% Cotton, 30% Silk, 10% Viscose, 10% Nylon
  • shinier
  • sold in 200g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 300 m/100g · 100g · 40% Wool, 25% Silk, 25% Nylon, 10% Mohair
  • warmer
  • springier
  • shinier
sport · 300 m/100g · 50g · 68% Alpaca, 32% Cotton
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
  • shinier
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 300 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 27% Alpaca, 18% Cotton, 5% Merino
  • drapier, hanging softer
  • shinier
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 310 m/100g · 50g · 90% Cotton, 10% Cashmere
  • machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 300 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • warmer
  • springier
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • softer next to skin

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.