Plassard

Barbada

Cotton and polyester, a plied multi-strand yarn with touches of shine: festive outfits.

Details

: 3 · DK
Fiber content: 55% other, 45% cotton
: 145 m per 50 g · 290 m / 100 g
Suggested: 24 sts × 34 rows over 10 cm
Needles: 3.5 mm
Care: Machine wash, wool cycle, Dry flat

Colorways · 2

What to knit with Barbada

Rough amounts for an average adult size. The designer opens with this yarn and its suggested gauge, then calculates the exact yardage for your measurements.

Sweater≈ 1,200 m · 9 ballsCreate this pattern →
Shawl≈ 650 m · 5 ballsCreate this pattern →
Baby blanket≈ 750 m · 6 ballsCreate this pattern →
Scarf≈ 500 m · 4 ballsCreate this pattern →
Cowl≈ 260 m · 2 ballsCreate this pattern →
Hat≈ 220 m · 2 ballsCreate this pattern →
Socks≈ 320 m · 3 ballsCreate this pattern →
Mitts≈ 150 m · 2 ballsCreate this pattern →

Held double (), it knits like a Worsted / Aran yarn: about 17 stitches per 10 cm.

Similar yarns

Same suggested , within 2 stitches per 10 cm, and similar . Knit a swatch before substituting one yarn for another: drape and look can change.

PlassardJasione24 sts / 10 cm · 290 m / 100 g · 81% cotton, 12% wool, 7% acrylic
PlassardEuphorie24 sts / 10 cm · 280 m / 100 g · 100% cotton
IsagerPalet24 sts / 10 cm · 320 m / 100 g · 100% cotton
PlassardFidele25 sts / 10 cm · 280 m / 100 g · 50% cotton, 50% wool
PascualiSole23 sts / 10 cm · 280 m / 100 g · 90% cotton, 10% cashmere
Lang YarnsQuattro Lamé24 sts / 10 cm · 240 m / 100 g · 96% cotton, 4% other