Lana Grossa

Natural Alpaca Pelo

Name: Lana Grossa Natural Alpaca Pelo
Brand: Lana Grossa

63% cotton 31% alpaca 6% wool

Aran

Chainette constructed cotton and baby alpaca blend

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gauge

17 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein: 125 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 5 mm

substitutes (4)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.

GLOW

LangYarnsAran66% lyocell, 26% cotton, 8% nylon

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 110 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Pearly Haze

HobbiiAran73% viscose, 27% wool

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 110 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Pelo Cashmere

Lana GrossaAran54% cotton, 33% alpaca, 10% cashmere, 3% wool

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5.5 mm
skein: 125 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

[same brand]

LISBOA

LangYarnsAran100% cotton

close match

gauge: 18 sts (+1)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 240 m / 100 g

→ 18 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (108)

full specification

brand: Lana Grossa
name: Natural Alpaca Pelo
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 63% cotton, 31% alpaca, 6% merino wool
skein: 125 m / 50 g
gauge: 17 sts/24 rows @ 5 mm
care: —
superwash: —
made in: —
price: not in the database yet

Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label — that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.