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Yak
A worsted yarn, 70% Extra Fine merino Wool, 30% Yak, 131 yd (120 m) per 50 g ball.
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Lang Yarns · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 262 yd · 240 m |
| Fiber | 70% Extra Fine merino Wool, 30% Yak |
| Gauge | 4.5 stitches per inch on 4.5–5 mm (US 7–8) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Yak.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,310 yd. The 12 closest of 62. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Trio Navia | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Trio Sock Navia | 70% Wool, 30% Nylon | 10 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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| Spiral Grain Light Worsted Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 10 balls of 135 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Gilliatt De Rerum Natura | 100% Arles Merino & Black Portuguese Merino wool | 5 balls of 270 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Heavy Merino Knitting for Olive | 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) | 10 balls of 136 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Luxury Merino Alpaca Dream Aran Rico | 70% virgin wool, 30% alpaca | 10 balls of 136 yd | |
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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.