This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Calor Yarns Plassard Bellini 5 Ply/Sport Linen Blend Yarn
- weight
- sport
- thickness
- 270 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 50 g
- fibre
- 50% Linen, 24% Viscose, 23% Cotton, 3% Polyester
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
closest first
sport
· 270 m/100g
· 50g
· 76% Cotton, 15% Yak, 9% Nylon
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
dk
· 250 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Linen, 50% Cotton
- nothing we can measure would feel different
dk
· 240 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Linen, 36% Cotton, 14% Silk
- thicker: 240 m/100g against 270 -- expect a 11% difference in yardage needed
sport
· 260 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Cotton
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
dk
· 248 m/100g
· 50g
· 60% Bamboo, 40% Cotton
- thicker: 248 m/100g against 270 -- expect a 8% difference in yardage needed
- less hard-wearing
- softer next to skin
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Linen, 27% Alpaca, 18% Cotton, 5% Merino
- thinner: 300 m/100g against 270 -- expect a 11% difference in yardage needed
- warmer
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Linen
- thinner: 300 m/100g against 270 -- expect a 11% difference in yardage needed
- more hard-wearing
sport
· 270 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
· 265 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Cotton
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport
· 265 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Cotton
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
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.