Yarns / Wooladdicts / Air
Air
A bulky yarn, 84% Extrafine Merino Wool, 16% Nylon, 137 yd (125 m) per 50 g ball.
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Wooladdicts · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Bulky, 5 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 137 yd · 125 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 274 yd · 251 m |
| Fiber | 84% Extrafine Merino Wool, 16% Nylon |
| Gauge | 3.75 stitches per inch on 5.5 mm (US 9) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Air.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,370 yd. The 12 closest of 17. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Orion Lang Yarns | 88% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool, 12% Nylon | 5 balls of 295 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cloud Lang Yarns | 90% Virgin wool (Merino extrafine - mulesing free), 10% Nylon | 5 balls of 284 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Cloud Tweed Lang Yarns | 84% Superwash Exrafine Merino Wool, 10% Nylon, 6% Baby Alpaca | 5 balls of 284 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Sublime Phoebe Sirdar | 94% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 6% Nylon | 14 balls of 105 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tosh Chunky Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 9 balls of 165 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Dallas Universal Yarn | 24% cotton, 48% merino wool, 10% Polyester, 18% polyamide | 10 balls of 148 yd | |
| Snorre Olivia Viking of Norway | 43% Alpaca, 30% Wool, 28% Nylon | 10 balls of 148 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Fashion Light Luxury Rico | 74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% nylon | 10 balls of 142 yd | |
| Aireado Plymouth Yarn | 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Wool | 5 balls of 283 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Aireado Duet Plymouth Yarn | 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Merino Wool | 5 balls of 283 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Madly in Love Luxury Baby Alpaca and Merino Chunky Rico | 70% alpaca, 23% polyamide, 7% wool | 10 balls of 142 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.