Fine Milk Cotton

Discontinued

Cotton and milk protein fiber, fine: baby clothes and children's wear.

See it on Rowan's website

Details

: 1 · Fingering
Fiber content: 70% cotton, 30% other
: 150 m per 50 g · 300 m / 100 g
Suggested: 30 sts × 38 rows over 10 cm
Needles: 2.75 mm
Care: Machine wash, wool cycle, Dry clean, Dry flat

What to knit with Fine Milk Cotton

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≈ 1,500 m · 10 ballsCreate this pattern →
Shawl≈ 800 m · 6 ballsCreate this pattern →
Scarf≈ 700 m · 5 ballsCreate this pattern →
Cowl≈ 350 m · 3 ballsCreate this pattern →
Hat≈ 300 m · 2 ballsCreate this pattern →
Socks≈ 400 m · 3 ballsCreate this pattern →
Mitts≈ 200 m · 2 ballsCreate this pattern →

Held double (), it knits like a DK yarn: about 21 stitches per 10 cm.

To replace Fine Milk Cotton

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

PlassardCorsia30 sts / 10 cm · 320 m / 100 g · 71% cotton, 19% other, 10% nylon
PlassardLilium30 sts / 10 cm · 340 m / 100 g · 55% cotton, 45% viscose
PlassardLavandula28 sts / 10 cm · 350 m / 100 g · 100% cotton
RowanSummerlite 4ply28 sts / 10 cm · 350 m / 100 g · 100% cotton
PlassardNumia28 sts / 10 cm · 380 m / 100 g · 82% cotton, 18% other
Lang YarnsLamé Soft30 sts / 10 cm · 380 m / 100 g · 80% viscose, 20% other