Yarns / Ella Rae / Lace Merino
Lace Merino
A fingering yarn, 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 460 yd (421 m) per 100 g ball.
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Ella Rae · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 460 yd · 421 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 460 yd · 421 m |
| Fiber | 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool |
| Gauge | 7.25 stitches per inch on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Lace Merino.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 4,600 yd. The 12 closest of 178. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Spindrift Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 40 balls of 115 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| The Bling Bling Yarn We Are Knitters | 79% Merino | 20 balls of 230 yd | Buy at We Are Knitters |
| Palette Knit Picks | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 20 balls of 231 yd | |
| Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland Wool | 41 balls of 114 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Oh So Fine Hedgehog Fibres | 100% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 464 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 2 Ply Jumper Weight (500 g ball) Jamieson & Smith | 100% Shetland wool found in | 3 balls of 2,280 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| 2 ply Jumper Weight (25 g ball) Jamieson & Smith | 100% Shetland wool, and | 41 balls of 114 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Tynn Peer Gynt Sandnes Garn | 100% Norwegian Wool | 21 balls of 224 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tynn Peer Gynt Tweed Sandnes Garn | 66.7% Norwegian Wool (non-superwash), 33.3% Peruvian Tweed from Wool | 21 balls of 224 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Merino 200 Bebe Color Lang Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 21 balls of 222 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 220 Superwash Fingering Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 21 balls of 220 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Sock Malabrigo | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 11 balls of 440 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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How these are chosen
- Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
- Length per 100 g within 10% of this yarn's, when both list a ball weight.
- Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
- Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
- Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.