Yarns / Knitting for Olive / Merino
Merino
A fingering yarn, 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100), 273 yd (250 m) per 50 g ball.
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Knitting for Olive · Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool · Also at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 273 yd · 250 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 546 yd · 499 m |
| Fiber | 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Merino.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,730 yd. The 12 closest of 41. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 Fingering Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Alma Manos del Uruguay | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 5 balls of 546 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 2-Ply Lamullgarn Rauma | 100% Lamb’s Wool | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Loft Brooklyn Tweed | 100% Targhee-Columbia Wool | 10 balls of 275 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Le Petit Lambswool Biches & Bûches | 100% lambswool LENGTH | 11 balls of 270 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Tvinni Isager | 100% Wool | 5 balls of 557 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Sunday Sandnes Garn | 100% Merino Wool | 11 balls of 257 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Pip Colourwork Baa Ram Ewe | 100% British Wool | 22 balls of 126 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Soka'pii Farmers Daughter | 100% Rambouillet Wool | 12 balls of 248 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Wool Local Erika Knight | 100% British Wool | 6 balls of 492 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Highland Wool Isager | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 300 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 90 Varas Wooldreamers | 100% transhumant Merino Wool | 12 balls of 246 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
See all 41 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.