Tsubame
A DK yarn, 50% Silk, 25% Wool, 25% Polyamide (Nylon), 656 yd (600 m) per 200 g ball.
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Noro · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 656 yd · 600 m |
| Ball weight | 200 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 50% Silk, 25% Wool, 25% Polyamide (Nylon) |
| Gauge | 4.75–5.25 stitches per inch on 3.5–4 mm (US 4–6) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Tsubame.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 6,560 yd. The 12 closest of 52. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Kompeito Noro | 35% Cotton, 35% Silk, 30% Nylon (Polyamide) | 14 balls of 492 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Saiun Noro | 70% Wool, 30% Polyamide (Nylon) | 14 balls of 492 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Remix Wool DK Berroco | 38% Wool, 28% Polyamide (Nylon), 22% Cotton, 7% Acrylic, 5% Other Fibers | 21 balls of 327 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Renew Berroco | 35% Sustainably Produced Viscose, 30% Recycled Wool, 30% Recycled Nylon, 5% Recycled Cashmere | 40 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Asonde Universal Yarn | 100% silk | 43 balls of 153 yd | |
| Super Soxx Tweed 6 Ply Lang Yarns | 67% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon, 8% Viscose | 15 balls of 448 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Haworth Tweed Sirdar | Cotton, Merino Wool, Nylon, Wool | 37 balls of 180 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Koma Noro | 45% Wool, 35% Mohair, 20% Silk | 15 balls of 443 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.