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HipKnitShop Wild wool

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Wild wool

38% alpaca37% wool25% nylon

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

Bulky

Recommended needles: 5-9 mm. Certifications: Oeko-Tex Standard 100, Mulesing-free.

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gauge

15 sts / 10 cm on 7 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
110 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
7 mm

patterns matching this yarn (308)

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substitutes (52)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Soft Fuzz

PicklesSport · DK · Aranest.53% alpaca, 47% wool

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
6 mm
skein
195 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 15, on a 6 mm needle rather than 7 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

Iris Alpakka

Rauma GarnBulkyest.74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% nylon

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
130 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 7 mm.

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

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
132 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Wild wool has 37%. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 7 mm.

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

Soft Tweed 90

Lana GrossaBulkyest.100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Wild wool has 37%. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 7 mm.

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

Como Grande

LamanaBulky100% merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Wild wool has 37%. 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
HipKnitShop
name
Wild wool
weight group
Bulky
group source
brand
ball band
Bulky
ply
—
fibres
38% alpaca, 37% fine wool, 25% nylon
skein
110 m / 50 g
gauge
15 sts @ 7 mm
care
—
superwash
—
made in
Peru
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.