This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Sandnes Garn Tynn Line
- weight
- fingering
- thickness
- 440 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
fingering
· 420 m/100g
· 50g
· 65% Cotton, 35% Linen
- nothing we can measure would feel different
fingering
· 422 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Cotton
- more matte
- sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 450 m/100g
· 220g
· 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- sold in 220g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 450 m/100g
· 220g
· 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- sold in 220g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 440 m/100g
· 25g
· 55% Nylon, 45% Polyester
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more hard-wearing
- less soft next to skin
- sold in 25g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 420 m/100g
· 25g
· 95% Mercerised Cotton, 5% Polyester
- more hard-wearing
- shinier
- sold in 25g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 380 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Cotton
- thicker: 380 m/100g against 440 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
- more matte
fingering
· 500 m/100g
· 50g
· 70% Cotton, 30% Merino
- thinner: 500 m/100g against 440 -- expect a 14% difference in yardage needed
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
fingering
· 400 m/100g
· 50g
· 70% Cashmere, 30% Linen
- thicker: 400 m/100g against 440 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
- warmer
- much fuzzier, with more halo
- springier
- less hard-wearing
fingering
· 420 m/100g
· 100g
· 50% Wool, 25% Nylon, 25% Viscose
- warmer
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
fingering
· 400 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Silk
- thicker: 400 m/100g against 440 -- expect a 9% difference in yardage needed
- drapier, hanging softer
- shinier
- 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.