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Substitutes for Woolshed Rosários 4 Príncipe Real

weight
dk
thickness
240 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
50% Linen, 36% Cotton, 14% Silk
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 50% Cotton
  • nothing we can measure would feel different
dk · 226 m/100g · 50g · 100% Linen
  • less soft next to skin
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
dk · 238 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 56% Alpaca, 44% Cotton
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
  • less hard-wearing
  • softer next to skin
sport · 270 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 24% Viscose, 23% Cotton, 3% Polyester
  • thinner: 270 m/100g against 240 -- expect a 12% difference in yardage needed
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • more matte
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
  • thicker: 220 m/100g against 240 -- expect a 8% difference in yardage needed
  • less hard-wearing
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Mercerised Cotton
  • shinier

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.