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Substitutes for Yarns On Shannon Avenue Zealana -SOCK/4PLY- Cozi

weight
fingering
thickness
340 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
58% Merino, 20% Nylon, 15% Brushtail Possum, 5% Alpaca, 2% Elastane
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

Zealana - 4ply/Fingering weight
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 58% Merino, 22% Nylon, 15% Brushtail Possum, 5% Alpaca
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
Woolshed@Manuka - Millpost Merino 4ply
fingering · 342 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
Biches et Bûches - Le Lambswool
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Wool
  • less soft next to skin
Moondrake Co. - Chibi
fingering · 340 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Rosarios 4 - Meia Print 4 ply Sock yarn
fingering · 370 m/100g · 50g · 70% Merino, 30% Nylon
  • thinner: 370 m/100g against 340 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
De Rerum Natura - Ulysse
fingering · 370 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • thinner: 370 m/100g against 340 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
Walcot Yarns - Opus
sport · 325 m/100g · 100g · 70% Merino, 30% Alpaca
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Julie Asselin - Fino
sport · 322 m/100g · 115g · 75% Merino, 15% Cashmere, 10% Silk
  • sold in 115g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Circus Tonic - Fete Sock Fingering
fingering · 365 m/100g · 100g · 80% Merino, 20% Nylon
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Rowan - Alabaster 197
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
Rowan - Amethyst 192
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
Rowan - Ancient 172
fingering · 350 m/100g · 50g · 50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca
  • less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back

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.