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Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair

Biches & Bûches

Le Gros Silk & Mohair

28% silk72% mohair

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gauge

21 sts / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
148 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4.5 mm

substitutes (4)

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

close match
gauge
20 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

20 sts instead of 21, on a 4 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

SOMNIUM

Concept by KatiaDK42% alpaca, 34% cotton, 23% polyamide, 1% polyester

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
450 m / 150 g

22 sts instead of 21, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

AURORA

LangYarnsDK100% alpaca

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
160 m / 50 g

22 sts instead of 21, on a 4 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

TIYARIK

KremkeWorsted74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% polyamide

close match
gauge
20 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
260 m / 100 g

20 sts instead of 21, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

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pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (82)

full specification
brand
Biches & Bûches
name
Le Gros Silk & Mohair
weight group
not set
group source
ball band
ply
fibres
28% mulberry silk, 72% kid mohair
skein
148 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts @ 4.5 mm; 18 sts @ 5 mm; 16 sts @ 5.5 mm
care
superwash
made in
Italy
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.