Yarns / Noro / Cashmere Island
Cashmere Island
A DK yarn, 60% Wool, 30% Cashmere, 10% Nylon, 109 yd (100 m) per 40 g ball.
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Noro · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 109 yd · 100 m |
| Ball weight | 40 g |
| Length per 100 g | 273 yd · 249 m |
| Fiber | 60% Wool, 30% Cashmere, 10% Nylon |
| Gauge | 5.5 stitches per inch on 4–5 mm (US 6–8) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Cashmere Island.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,090 yd. The 12 closest of 111. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeriKash Cascade Yarns | 80% Extra-fine Merino Wool / 20% Cashmere | 5 balls of 255 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Supersocke 6 Ply Merino Color Online | 75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon | 3 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 6-Ply Regia | 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon (Polyamide) | 3 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 6-ply Color Regia | 75% Virgin Wool, 25% Polyamide | 3 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| 6-Ply Tweed Regia | 70% Wool, 25% Polyamide (Nylon), 5% Viscose | 3 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 6-ply Uni Regia | 75% Virgin Wool, 25% Polyamide | 3 balls of 410 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Edelweiss Alpaka 6-ply Kremke Soul Wool | 65% wool, 25% polyamid, 10% alpaca | 8 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Heritage 6 Cascade Yarns | 75% Superwash Merino Wool / 25% Nylon | 4 balls of 292 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Heritage 6 Hand Paints Cascade Yarns | 75% Superwash Merino Wool/ 25% Nylon | 4 balls of 292 yd | |
| Aire Valley DK West Yorkshire Spinners | 75% Wool, 25% Nylon | 5 balls of 252 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Colourspun Rowan | 72% Wool, 14% Mohair, 14% Polyamide | 8 balls of 148 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Super Soxx Tweed 6 Ply Lang Yarns | 67% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon, 8% Viscose | 3 balls of 448 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.