This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Isager Soft
- weight
- dk
- thickness
- 250 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 50 g
- fibre
- 56% Alpaca, 44% Cotton
- in Australia
- listed by 2 Australian shops we track
closest first
sport
· 260 m/100g
· 50g
· 70% Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Wool
- nothing we can measure would feel different
dk
· 240 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Linen, 36% Cotton, 14% Silk
- cooler
- crisper, with less halo
- more hard-wearing
- less soft next to skin
dk
· 220 m/100g
· 50g
· 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
- thicker: 220 m/100g against 250 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
dk
· 220 m/100g
· 50g
· 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
- thicker: 220 m/100g against 250 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
dk
· 220 m/100g
· 50g
· 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
- thicker: 220 m/100g against 250 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 68% Alpaca, 32% Cotton
- thinner: 300 m/100g against 250 -- expect a 20% difference in yardage needed
dk
· 250 m/100g
· 50g
· 70% Wool, 30% Alpaca
- warmer
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
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.