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Biches & Bûches Le Coton & Alpaca

Biches & Bûches

Le Coton & Alpaca

66% cotton34% alpaca

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

AranBulky

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gauge

17 sts / 10 cm on 4 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
90 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

patterns matching this yarn (412)

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substitutes (36)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

LUMA

LangYarnsWorsted73% silk, 19% alpaca, 8% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Pelo Cashmere

Lana GrossaAranest.54% cotton, 33% alpaca, 10% cashmere, 3% merino

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

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Natural Alpaca Pelo

Lana GrossaAranest.63% cotton, 31% alpaca, 6% merino

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Puno Fine

Majo GarnWorsted39% alpaca, 7% merino, 54% cotton

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 17, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

Vera by Permin

PerminAran · Bulkyest.65% cotton, 30% alpaca, 5% merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Biches & Bûches
name
Le Coton & Alpaca
weight group
Aran · Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
66% gots cotton, 34% superfine alpaca
skein
90 m / 50 g
gauge
17 sts @ 4 mm; 16 sts @ 5 mm; 17 sts @ 5 mm; 15 sts @ 6 mm; 13 sts @ 7 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.