Yarns / Manos del Uruguay / Serpentina
Serpentina
A worsted yarn, 100% Wool, 142 yd (130 m) per 100 g ball.
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Manos del Uruguay · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 142 yd · 130 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 142 yd · 130 m |
| Fiber | 100% Wool |
| Gauge | 4–4.25 stitches per inch on 4.5–5 mm (US 7–8) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Serpentina.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,420 yd. The 12 closest of 15. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wool Clasica Manos del Uruguay | 100% Corriedale Wool | 11 balls of 138 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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| Vintage Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 8 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| TML Triple Twist Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool, | 11 balls of 130 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
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| Blackstone Tweed Berroco | 65% Wool, 25% Superkid Mohair, 10% Angora | 11 balls of 130 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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| Tarma Aran Fyberspates | 60% Peruvian Highland Wool, 40% Superfine Alpaca | 19 balls of 75 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.