Madelinetosh · Fingering weight · 328 yds per 100 g

Pashmina substitutes

Madelinetosh Pashmina is a Fingering-weight 75% merino, 15% silk, 10% cashmere yarn with a smooth finish, 371 yds (339 m) per 113 g. These yarns are the closest candidates in the shop, ranked by weight, length per 100 g, fibre, texture and available label tension. These are not swatch-verified replacements.

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Yarn	Weight	Yds / 100 g	Fiber	Needle	To replace 10 skeins	How it compares
Madelinetosh Pashmina	Fingering	328	75% Merino, 15% Silk, 10% Cashmere	US 3-5	10 skeins	The original
Dream in Color Smooshy Cashmere	Fingering	339	70% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon	US 0-2	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Dream in Color Smooshy Yak	Fingering	339	80% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Yak, 10% Nylon	US 0-2	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Koigu KPPPM	Fingering	350	100% Merino Wool	US 0-3	22 balls	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 7% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Island Blend Fine	Fingering	360	70% Wool, 15% Silk, 15% Alpaca	US 3	21 balls	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns Classic Silk	Sport	328	70% Mulberry Silk, 30% Extra fine Virgin Merino	US 4-6	23 balls	0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Symfonie Serra	Sport	328	80% Extrafine Merino, 20% Alpaca	US 2.5-4	12 skeins	0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Pashmina (3,710 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Dream in Color

Smooshy Cashmere

Fingering · 400 yds / 118 g

$37

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Dream in Color

Smooshy Yak

Fingering · 400 yds / 118 g

$37

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Koigu

KPPPM

Fingering · 175 yds / 50 g

$16.75

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 7% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Island Blend Fine

Fingering · 180 yds / 50 g

$27.30

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Classic Silk

Sport · 164 yds / 50 g

$23

0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Symfonie

Serra

Sport · 328 yds / 100 g

$27

0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Before you swap

Match the length per 100 g, not just the label. Two yarns sold as Fingering can differ by a fifth in thickness. Compare yards per 100 g, or weigh a length with the yarn weight calculator.
Make a tension square (gauge swatch). A close match on paper still needs to hit your pattern's stitches per 10 cm (or per 4 inches) after washing before you cast on.
Buy by total length. Multiply the skeins your pattern asks for by their length, then divide by the new yarn's length per skein.
Mind the fiber. Cotton and linen have no spring, mohair hides stitch detail, and tweeds and woolen-spun yarns bloom after washing. See the yarn guides by weight and fiber.

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