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Substitutes for Lana Grossa Setasuri 2ply/Laceweight 25gm

weight
lace
thickness
848 m per 100 g
put-up
25 g
fibre
69% Suri Alpaca, 31% Silk
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 70% Mohair, 30% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 72% Mohair, 28% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 55% Mohair, 25% Silk, 20% Wool
  • springier
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 848 m/100g · 25g · 70% Mohair, 30% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 50g · 64% Mohair, 36% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 70% Mohair, 30% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 72% Mohair, 28% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 50g · 72% Mohair, 28% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
lace · 840 m/100g · 50g · 72% Mohair, 28% Silk
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
lace · 848 m/100g · 25g · 88% Mohair, 12% Silk
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 848 m/100g · 25g · 100% Mohair
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
lace · 840 m/100g · 25g · 100% Silk
  • cooler
  • crisper, with less halo
  • more 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.