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Substitutes for Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Wollmeise DK 100% Wool

weight
dk
thickness
212 m per 100 g
put-up
200 g
fibre
100% Merino
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

dk · 225 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 200 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 200 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 200 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 200 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 208 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 210 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 216 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 192 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • thicker: 192 m/100g against 212.5 -- expect a 10% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 192 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • thicker: 192 m/100g against 212.5 -- expect a 10% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk · 213 m/100g · 150g · 75% Wool, 25% Nylon
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft next to skin
  • sold in 150g put-ups, not 200g -- check how many balls the pattern needs

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.