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YARN SUBSTITUTION

You want to knit a pattern with a different yarn, but you don't know how to choose it ? For more information about our yarns, here is a detailed diagram of our yarn tag.
In order to find a yarn substitute, spot the following information on the tag of the yarn you want to replace : knitting gauge  and needle size .

 


1. Needle number for a sweater in stocking stitch
2. Colour name
3. Yarn name
4. Ball weight and yarn length (US)
5. Washing instructions
6. Yarn weight in grams and length in meters

7. Composition
8. Weight (Yarn Council)
9. Category
10. Crochet size (US)
11. Crochet gauge (10 x 10 cm)

12. Needle size (US)
13. Knitting gauge (10 x 10 cm)
14. Colour reference
15. Dye lot


 

In the following chart you will find the yarn substitutes. Yarns are organized by needle size in mm. 

Before ordering yarn, you can also check the following page to calculate the number of balls you need for your project.


SUBSTITUTES

Needles (mm) Gauge Yarn grams per ball meters per ball

Machine Knitting

LK150

 Composition
Stitches Rows
2 38 50 100 g. 565 m.    100% Egyptian mercerised cotton
2,5 30 40
Coton nature plâtre
50 g. 190 m.  100% untreated organic cotton
2,5 31 41 50 g. 200 m.  100% mercerised cotton
2,5 32 41 50 g. 215 m.  75% wool, 25% polyamide
3 25 34 50 g. 125 m.  56% cotton, 22% acrylic, 11% viscose, 7% polyamide, 4% other fibers
3 25 32 40 g. 100 m.  100% linen
3 26 32 50 g. 145 m.  100% organic cotton
3 26 37
Coton Fifty
50 g. 140 m.  50% cotton, 50% acrylic
3 27 33 50 g. 185 m.  75% acrylic, 25% wool 
3 27 33 50 g. 160 m.  70% organic cotton, 30% linen 
3 28 36 50 g. 225 m.  100% merino wool
3,5 22 29
Coton nature roc
50 g. 90 m.  100% untreated organic cotton
3,5 22 30 50 g. 130 m.  48% acrylic, 48% cotton, 4% other fibers | 100% recycled fibers
3,5 24 29
Paradou
50 g. 135 m.  41% acrylic, 37% cotton, 11% lin, 10% viscose, 1% polyester
4 19 28 50 g. 140 m.  100% acrylic
4 20 26
Toundra
50 g. 125 m.   70% Cotton, 19% Merino wool, 11% Polyester
4 20 26 50 g. 95 m.  50% cotton, 50% merino wool
4 21 26 50 g. 115 m.  100% mercerised cotton
4 21 26 50 g. 125 m.  40% wool, 30% acrylic, 30% polyamide
4 21 27 50 g. 120 m.  55% acrylic, 45% wool
4 21 28 50 g. 75 m.    80% polyamide, 20 polyester
4 21 28
Cachemire +
25 g.  70 m.  95% cashmere, 5% wool
4 22 26
Angora
25 g. 110 m.    70% angora, 30% merino wool
4 22 27
Lumière
40 g. 110 m.  95% cotton, 3% polyamide, 2% polyester
4 22 28 50 g. 290 m.  56% wool, 25% acrylic, 19% polyamide
4 22 28 50 g. 135 m.  100% merino wool
4 23 28 50 g. 165 m.    71% cotton, 24% polyester, 5% metallic polyester
4 26 34 50 g. 550 m.  44% polyamide, 32% acrylic, 24% mohair
4,5 17 22 50 g. 90 m.  65% wool, 27% acrylic, 5% polyester, 3% viscose
4,5 17 23
Tweed
50 g. 85 m.    53% acrylic, 30% wool, 12% polyamide, 5% mohair
4,5 18 23 50 g. 87 m.  100% recycled fibers
4,5 18 23
Sport
50 g. 90 m.  51% combed wool, 49% acrylic
4,5 18 24 50 g. 90 m.  80% wool, 20% polyamide
4,5 19 23 50 g. 185 m.   79% acrylic, 19% wool, 2% polyester
4,5 19 24 50 g. 100 m.  72% polyamide, 20% wool, 8% acrylic
4,5 19 24
Pure Douceur
50 g. 250 m.  58% mohair super kid, 37% polyamide, 5% wool
4,5 20 26 50 g. 100 m.  80% cotton, 20% polyamide
5 15 22
Baltic
50 g. 95 m.    100% polyester
5 16 20 50 g. 80 m.  50% wool, 50% acrylic
5 17 22 50 g. 75 m.  100% organic cotton
5 17 22
Sibérie
50 g. 140 m.  40% combed wool, 40% acrylic, 20% polyamide
5 17 23
Twisté
50 g. 80 m.  52% wool, 48% acrylic
5 20 23 50 g. 80 m.  60% acrylic, 40% polyamide
5,5 15 18 50 g. 225 m.  40% alpaca superlight, 40% mohair kid, 20% polyamide
5,5 16 21 100 g. 180 m.    54% polyamide, 18% acrylic, 18% wool, 10% polyester
5,5 16 22 50 g. 80 m.  50% combed wool, 50% acrylic
5.5 17 20 50 g. 85 m.    50% merino wool, 50% acrylic
5.5 17 22 50 g. 115 m.  64% cotton, 18% alpaca wool, 18% wool
5.5 18 19 50 g. 80 m.    100% polyamide
6 13 19
Alaska
50 g. 55 m.  50% combed wool, 50% acrylic
6 14 20
Cabelou
50 g. 90 m.    7% laine, 63% acrylic, 10% polyamide
6,5 11 18 100 g.  140 m.    77% acrylic, 20% wool, 3% polyamide
6,5 12 16 100 g. 100 m.    50% wool, 50% acrylic
6,5 12 17 50 g. 70 m.  73% acrylic, 19% polyamide, 8% polyester
6,5 13 17 100 g. 100 m.    50% wool, 50% acrylic
6,5 13 17 50 g. 80 m.  100% acrylic
6,5 13 17 50 g. 115 m.    65% merino wool, 22% polyamide, 13% polyester
6,5 14 16 50 g. 80 m.    75% acrylic, 15% wool, 10% polyester
6,5 14 18 50 g. 60 m.    44% wool, 34% acrylic, 22% polyamide
6,5 14 18
Mérinos Alpaga
50 g. 65 m.  60% Arles merino wool, 40% alpaca
6,5 14 19 50 g. 85 m.    100% merino wool
6,5 15 18 100 g. 125 m.     55% wool, 29% acrylic, 15% polyamide, 1% polyester
6,5 15 19 50 g. 125 m.  47% polyester, 2% wool, 26% acrylic
6,5 15 20 50 g. 110 m.  27% viscose, 20% baby alpaca, 9% extra fine merino wool, 17% recycled polyester, 17% recycled cotton, 10% metallic polyester
6,5 15 20 50 g. 145 m.  46% baby alpaca, 30% cotton, 8% wool, 8% polyamide, 8% polyester
8 11 14 100 g. 80 m.    100% recycled fibers
8 11 13 100 g. 70 m.    80% acrylic, 18% wool, 2% polyester
10 8 10 Grizzly 50 g. 32 m.    100% polyester
10 8 10
Grizzly 100
100 g.  65 m.    100% polyester
12 7 10 150 g. 75 m.    100% acrylic
12 6 9 100 g. 50 m.    53% wool, 47% acrylic