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

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Substitutes for Rico Creative Make It Glitter

weight
fingering
thickness
400 m per 100 g
put-up
25 g
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

Kremke Soul Wool - Edelweiss Alpaca
fingering · 400 m/100g · 25g · 65% Wool, 25% Nylon, 10% Alpaca
  • 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
Rico Design - Baby Merino Print
fingering · 400 m/100g · 25g · 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
Texyarns - Katia United Socks
fingering · 400 m/100g · 25g · 75% Wool, 25% 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
NNK Handdyed Yarns - DK
fingering · 400 m/100g · 20g
  • sold in 20g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • we do not have its fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Skein Sisters Yarns - Fabulous Sock Minis 20g/80m
fingering · 400 m/100g · 20g
  • sold in 20g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • we do not have its fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Jamieson & Smith - 2 Ply Jumper Weight
fingering · 420 m/100g · 25g · 100% Shetland
  • 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
Schachenmayr - Regia - Regia Baby Smiles, My First Regia Sock Yarn
fingering · 420 m/100g · 25g · 75% Wool, 25% 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
Sesia - Flora Paillettes
fingering · 420 m/100g · 25g · 95% Mercerised Cotton, 5% 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
Along Avec Anna - Merino
fingering · 400 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • 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 - Albertine
fingering · 400 m/100g · 50g · 100% Silk
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • 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
Isager - Tweed
fingering · 400 m/100g · 50g · 70% Wool, 30% Mohair
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • 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
John Arbon Textiles - Exmoor Sock
fingering · 400 m/100g · 50g · 67% Corriedale, 33% Nylon
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 25g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • 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.