Yarns / Knitting for Olive / Heavy Merino
Heavy Merino
A worsted yarn, 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100), 136 yd (124 m) per 50 g ball.
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Knitting for Olive · Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool · Also at Wool and Company
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 136 yd · 124 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 272 yd · 249 m |
| Fiber | 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Heavy Merino.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,360 yd. The 12 closest of 49. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral Grain Light Worsted Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 135 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Gilliatt De Rerum Natura | 100% Arles Merino & Black Portuguese Merino wool | 6 balls of 270 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Lark Quince & Co. | 100% American Wool | 11 balls of 134 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Shelter Brooklyn Tweed | 100% Targhee-Columbia Wool | 10 balls of 140 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Far Woolfolk | 100% Ultimate Merino Wool | 10 balls of 142 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Como Grande Lamana | 100% Superfine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cool Wool Big Vintage Lana Grossa | 100% Virgin Extrafine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 131 yd | |
| Trio Navia | 100% Wool | 11 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Infinity Lang Yarns | 100% Extrafine Merino Wool | 5 balls of 284 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Corrie Worsted La Bien Aimee | 75% Falkland Corriedale Wool, 25% Gotland Wool | 6 balls of 250 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Northampton Valley Yarns | 100% Wool | 6 balls of 247 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Woolstok (150 g ball) Blue Sky Fibers | 100% Wool | 4 balls of 370 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
See all 49 in the yarn substitutes tool
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.