Malabrigo · Fingering weight · 420 yds per 100 g

Mechita substitutes

Malabrigo Mechita is a Fingering-weight 100% superwash merino wool yarn with a smooth finish, 420 yds (384 m) per 100 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
Malabrigo Mechita	Fingering	420	100% Superwash Merino Wool	US 1-2	10 skeins	The original
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light	Fingering	393	100% merino wool	US 1-2	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Symfonie Terra	Fingering	437	75% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool and 25% Polyamide	US 1-3	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: superwash, merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Scheepjes Metropolis	Fingering	438	75% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon	US 1-2.5	20 balls	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering	Fingering	435	100% Extrafine Merino	US 1-3	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% 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	24 balls	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
McIntosh Bluefaced Leicester 4-Ply	Fingering	437	100% British Bluefaced Leicester Wool	US 4	10 skeins	Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Mechita (4,200 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Madelinetosh

Tosh Merino Light

Fingering · 421 yds / 107 g

$32

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Symfonie

Terra

Fingering · 437 yds / 100 g

$22

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

Scheepjes

Metropolis

Fingering · 219 yds / 50 g

$11

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

Urth Yarns

Uneek Fingering

Fingering · 435 yds / 100 g

$28.50

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% 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 · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

McIntosh

Bluefaced Leicester 4-Ply

Fingering · 437 yds / 100 g

$29

Same Fingering / 4 ply / 4ply / sock weight · 4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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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