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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 Isager Trio 2

weight
fingering
thickness
350 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
50% Linen, 30% Cotton, 20% Tencel
in Australia
listed by 2 Australian shops we track

closest first

fingering · 356 m/100g · 50g · 100% Linen
  • less soft next to skin
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 98% Cotton, 2% Polyester
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Mercerised Cotton
  • shinier
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 360 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 380 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 380 m/100g against 350 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
fingering · 350 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
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca
  • warmer
  • springier
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing

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.