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Substitutes for Ikigai Fiber Poketto Chibi Pack

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

closest first

sport · 300 m/100g · 10g · 100% Wool
  • thinner: 300 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 10g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • thicker: 250 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 267 m/100g · 150g · 75% Wool, 25% Nylon
  • sold in 150g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 276 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • softer next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 274 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • softer next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 276 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • softer next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 250 m/100g · 100g · 100% Wool
  • thicker: 250 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • thicker: 240 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 13% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport · 274 m/100g · 50g · 71% Merino, 29% Silk
  • drapier, hanging softer
  • shinier
  • softer next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 250 m/100g · 150g · 75% Wool, 25% Nylon
  • thicker: 250 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 150g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 70% Wool, 30% Alpaca
  • thicker: 250 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 70% Wool, 30% Alpaca
  • thicker: 250 m/100g against 275 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 20g -- 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.