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Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair

Biches & Bûches

Le Gros Silk & Mohair

28% silk72% mohair

DKAran

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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

patterns matching this yarn (513)

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substitutes (5)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Angora

MondialDKest.80% angora, 20% polyamide

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
112 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram.

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

INGENUA

Concept by KatiaWorstedest.78% mohair, 13% polyamide, 9% merino

matching
gauge
20 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 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]

Filo Di Gio

Lana GrossaDKest.55% mohair, 45% merino

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
250 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: 45% drapey fibre that Le Gros Silk & Mohair doesn't have.

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

Hjelholt Mohairgarn 7/2

Hjelholts UldspinderiDKest.75% mohair, 25% merino

matching
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: 25% drapey fibre that Le Gros Silk & Mohair doesn't have. 22 sts instead of 21, on a 3.5 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]

MOHAIR FANCY

LangYarnsDK38% mohair, 35% wool, 18% silk, 5% polyester, 4% nylon

matching
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
140 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: 35% springy wool that Le Gros Silk & Mohair doesn't have. 22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

held together

with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

full specification
brand
Biches & Bûches
name
Le Gros Silk & Mohair
weight group
DK · Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.