Yarns / Lang Yarns / Viva
Viva
A worsted yarn, 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 120 yd (110 m) per 50 g ball.
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Lang Yarns · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 120 yd · 110 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 240 yd · 219 m |
| Fiber | 100% Superwash Merino Wool |
| Gauge | 4.75 stitches per inch on 5 mm (US 8) needles |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Viva.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,200 yd. The 12 closest of 121. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Corrie Worsted La Bien Aimee | 75% Falkland Corriedale Wool, 25% Gotland Wool | 5 balls of 250 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.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.