This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Katia Concept Cotton Merino & Cotton Merino Tweed
- weight
- dk
- thickness
- 210 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 50 g
- fibre
- 62% Cotton, 28% Merino, 11% Polyester
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
closest first
dk
· 210 m/100g
· 50g
· 53% Cotton, 25% Merino, 22% Polyester
- nothing we can measure would feel different
dk
· 210 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Wool
- warmer
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- less soft next to skin
dk
· 210 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Wool
- warmer
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- less soft next to skin
dk
· 208 m/100g
· 50g
· 85% Cotton, 15% Cashmere
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
dk
· 210 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Merino
- warmer
- springier
- less hard-wearing
dk
· 190 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic
- thicker: 190 m/100g against 210 -- expect a 10% difference in yardage needed
dk
· 210 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Cotton
- less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 50g
· 50% Alpaca, 50% Merino
- warmer
- springier
- less hard-wearing
- shinier
- softer next to skin
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Wool
- warmer
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- less soft next to skin
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 50g
· 80% Alpaca, 20% Acrylic
- warmer
- much fuzzier, with more halo
- drapier, hanging softer
- shinier
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.