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Istex Hosuband uldgarn + Westfield

Together they knit like

Gauge
–
sts
Needles
6–6.5
mm
Meters per 100 g
82
m/100 g

Fiber content

50% wool · 22% merino · 13% nylon · 7% yak · 7% silk

Estimated from both strands. Always knit a gauge swatch.

Ístex

Istex Hosuband uldgarn

130 m/100 g · 80% wool · 20% nylon

100 g · 130 m per skein

63 % of the fabric weight

Cheapest at Nordiskgarn.dkDKK 68.00 ↗
2 other shops

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Westfield

220 m/100 g · 22 sts · 60% merino · 20% yak · 20% silk

50 g · 110 m per skein

37 % of the fabric weight

Cheapest at LoveCrafts US$9.37 ↗
3 other shops

Colour family

Pictures below follow your colour, so both strands and every alternative show the same family.

AnyWhiteCreamGreyBlackBrownBeigeRedPinkOrangeYellowGreenBluePurpleMulticolour

Single yarns that knit the same

Other two-strand combinations

Swap one or both strands and still land on the same fabric.

Swap the second strand for Istex Hosuband uldgarn

Add the second strand from your pattern (e.g. a silk mohair) to see the combined fabric and its substitutes.

Two strands of Istex Hosuband uldgarn