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Le Gros Lambswool

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gauge

18 sts / 10 cm on 5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein: 192 m
weight / skein: 100 g
needle: 5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (529)

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substitutes (45)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Hamelton Tweed 1

BC GarnDK90% wool, 10% viscose

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 100 m / 50 g

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

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

MUYUNA

KremkeAranest.100% wool

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 200 m / 100 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

Chunky Andean Wool

KaosAran · Bulkyest.100% wool

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 100 m / 50 g

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

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

Luna

HillesvågAranest.100% wool

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.75 mm
skein: 200 m / 100 g

→ Matches Le Gros Lambswool's own 18 sts / 4.75 mm gauge — a different published reading than the 18 sts / 5 mm this pattern is written for.

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

Léttlopi

ÍstexDK100% wool

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 100 m / 50 g

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

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

full specification

brand: Biches & Bûches
name: Le Gros Lambswool
weight group: Aran
group source: brand
ball band: Aran weight
ply: —
fibres: 100% lambswool wool
skein: 192 m / 100 g
gauge: 18 sts @ 5 mm; 16 sts @ 5.5 mm
care: —
superwash: —
made in: Scotland
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.