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Ístex Álafosslopi

Ístex

Álafosslopi

100% wool

Bulky

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gauge

13 sts × 18 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
needle not recorded

substitutes (2)

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

Alpachino Merino

Wool&GangBulky60% wool, 40% alpaca

close match
gauge
13 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 100 g

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

MERINO 50

LangYarnsBulky98% wool, 2% polyester

close match
gauge
12 sts (-1)
needle
9 mm
skein
90 m / 100 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (7)

full specification
brand
Ístex
name
Álafosslopi
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
100% wool
skein
100 m / 100 g
gauge
13 sts/18 rows @ needle not recorded
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.