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This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.

Substitutes for Novita Hygge Chunky 12 Ply

weight
aran
thickness
140 m per 100 g
put-up
100 g
fibre
100% Wool
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

aran · 140 m/100g · 100g · 83% Merino, 17% Alpaca
  • softer next to skin
aran · 130 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 160 m/100g · 100g · 100% Wool
  • thinner: 160 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
worsted · 150 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 150 m/100g · 100g · 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
  • drapier, hanging softer
  • shinier
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 152 m/100g · 100g · 100% Acrylic
  • thinner: 152 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • cooler
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
worsted · 160 m/100g · 100g · 40% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca
  • thinner: 160 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
worsted · 150 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • softer next to skin
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 160 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • thinner: 160 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 160 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • thinner: 160 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 170 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • thinner: 170 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 21% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
aran · 120 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • thicker: 120 m/100g against 140 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
  • softer next to skin

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.