This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Ikigai Fiber Paka Washi Yarn
- weight
- dk
- thickness
- 246 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 50 g
- fibre
- 50% Alpaca, 50% Merino
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
closest first
dk
· 256 m/100g
· 50g
· 60% Merino, 40% Brushtail Possum
- nothing we can measure would feel different
dk
· 240 m/100g
· 50g
· 68% Merino, 32% Cotton
- cooler
- more matte
dk
· 250 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Merino
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
dk
· 256 m/100g
· 50g
· 60% Merino, 40% Brushtail Possum
- nothing we can measure would feel different
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.