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Lana Grossa Orsetto

Lana Grossa

Orsetto

60% merino40% alpaca

Bulky

Soft Bouclé yarn spun from a blend of alpaca and Merino wool

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gauge

12 sts × 16 rows / 10 cm on 6 mm

spec

length / skein
75 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
6 mm

patterns matching this yarn (149)

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substitutes (34)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Texture Wool

Laines du NordBulkyest.100% merino

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6.5 mm
skein
120 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6.5 mm rather than 6 mm.

AVALON

LangYarnsBulky60% extra-fine merino, 40% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
8 mm
skein
82 m / 50 g

→ 11 sts instead of 12, on a 8 mm needle rather than 6 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

CHUNKY

MalabrigoBulky100% merino

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
91 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 6 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

TEDDY DEAR

Gepard GarnSuper Bulky40% alpaca, 60% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ 11 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

GLORY

LangYarnsBulky100% merino

matching
gauge
13 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
70 m / 50 g

→ 13 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Orsetto
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
60% merino, 40% superfine alpaca
skein
75 m / 50 g
gauge
12 sts/16 rows @ 6 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.