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Cumbria Fingering
A fingering yarn, 60% Merino Wool, 30% Masham Wool, 10% Mohair, 328 yd (300 m) per 100 g ball.
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The Fibre Company · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 60% Merino Wool, 30% Masham Wool, 10% Mohair |
| Gauge | 6.5–7.5 stitches per inch on 2.5–3.25 mm needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Cumbria Fingering.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,280 yd. The 12 closest of 27. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sporty Singles Hedgehog Fibres | 100% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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| Tosh Sock (130 g ball) Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 8 balls of 462 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Baby Wool Hobbii | 100% Wool | 19 balls of 180 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| KPM Solid Koigu | 100% Merino Wool | 19 balls of 175 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Euro Sock Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 8 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Halfsies Madelinetosh | 100% superwash merino wool, | 17 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Tosh Merino Light Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 8 balls of 420 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Tosh Sock (395 yd ball) Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 9 balls of 395 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
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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.