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yarn substitutes · what to use when you cannot get the one the pattern says

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Substitutes for Moya 100% Cotton

weight
sport
thickness
270 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

Rowan - Softyak DK
sport · 270 m/100g · 50g · 76% Cotton, 15% Yak, 9% Nylon
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Naturally Yarns - NZ Merino Prints 8ply/DK 50gm
sport · 276 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Woolshed - Naturally New Zealand Merino DK/8ply
sport · 276 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Calor Yarns - Plassard Bellini 5 Ply/Sport Linen Blend Yarn
sport · 270 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 24% Viscose, 23% Cotton, 3% Polyester
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Katia - Concept Cotton-Yak
sport · 260 m/100g · 50g · 60% Cotton, 30% Wool, 10% Yak
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Rowan - Summerlite DK
sport · 260 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
De Rerum Natura - Penelope
sport · 266 m/100g · 50g · 100% Silk
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Zealana - Rimu DK 8ply
dk · 256 m/100g · 50g · 60% Merino, 40% Brushtail Possum
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Bellissimo - 8
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Bellissimo - Extra Fine Merino 8py/DK 50gm
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Bellissimo - Merino Extra Fine 8ply
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Fiddlesticks - Amethyst 028
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it

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.