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

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

Substitutes for Sandnes Garn Line

weight
dk
thickness
220 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
in Australia
listed by 2 Australian shops we track

closest first

dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • more matte
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • thinner: 240 m/100g against 220 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • thinner: 240 m/100g against 220 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • thinner: 240 m/100g against 220 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
dk · 230 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • more matte
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 55% Alpaca, 35% Cotton, 10% Merino
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
dk · 210 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • more matte
dk · 208 m/100g · 50g · 85% Cotton, 15% Cashmere
  • more matte
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 36% Cotton, 14% Silk
  • thinner: 240 m/100g against 220 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
  • more hard-wearing
dk · 226 m/100g · 50g · 100% Linen
  • more hard-wearing
  • less soft 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.