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Wool of the Andes Sport
A sport yarn, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 137 yd (125 m) per 50 g ball.
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| Weight | Sport, 2 (Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 137 yd · 125 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 274 yd · 251 m |
| Fiber | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool |
| Needle | 3.25–3.75 mm (US 3–5) |
| Gauge | 6 stitches per inch on 3.25–3.75 mm (US 3–5) needles |
| Source | knitpicks.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Wool of the Andes Sport.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,370 yd. The 12 closest of 27. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 Superwash Sport Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 137 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| 220 Superwash Sport Wave Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Wool | 5 balls of 273 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Naturally Soft Merino Millamia | 100% Virgin Wool | 11 balls of 136 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Homeward Bound Sport Sock Circus Tonic Handmade | 80% Australian SRS Merino W | 5 balls of 295 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| 5ply Shetland Jamieson & Smith | 100% Real Shetland Wool, | 11 balls of 125 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Misi Embroidery Wool Wooldreamers | 100% Spanish Wool WEIGHT | 45 balls of 30 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Ranch 03 Brooklyn Tweed | 100% Single-Source Colorado Merino Wool | 9 balls of 170 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tosh Sport Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 6 balls of 270 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cautiva Wooldreamers | 100% Spanish Wool | 8 balls of 186 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Caprino (Sport weight) Malabrigo | 80% Superfine Merino Wool and 20% Cashmere, | 9 balls of 159 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Supersocke 6 Ply Mambo Color Online | 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide | 4 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Zauberball Starke 6 Schoppel | 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon | 4 balls of 437 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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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.
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