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Gabo Wool BABY SILK YAK

Gabo Wool

BABY SILK YAK

42% alpaca35% silk13% merino10% yak

Lace

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gauge

20 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
200 m
weight / skein
25 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (123)

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substitutes (11)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Torino

LamanaWorstedest.80% merino, 20% silk

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
185 m / 25 g

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

SAPERLIPOPETTE

FontySport · DK65% alpaca, 20% silk, 15% merino

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
125 m / 25 g

→ Denser per gram.

ALASKA 3

PascualiDK100% musk ox

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
90 m / 22 g

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

Soft Fine

IsagerFingering63% alpaca, 26% silk, 11% yak

matching
gauge
21 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
150 m / 25 g

→ Denser per gram. 21 sts instead of 20, on a 3.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Cashmere Pure

Lana GrossaDKest.100% cashmere

matching
gauge
21 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 25 g

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

full specification
brand
Gabo Wool
name
BABY SILK YAK
weight group
Lace
group source
brand
ball band
Lace
ply
—
fibres
42% alpaca, 35% mulberry silk, 13% merino, 10% yak
skein
200 m / 25 g
gauge
20 sts/28 rows @ 5 mm
care
Hand wash, max 25°C, wool detergent
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: 1428 yarns · 45 brands · 136 without gauge · 283/1422 gauge rows missing row count.