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 |