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gauge

20 sts / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
200 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (558)

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substitutes (36)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

PERUVIAN

FilcolanaAran100% wool

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

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

Lima

HjertegarnDK100% wool

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Madara

NoroWorsted · Aranest.60% wool, 30% silk, 10% alpaca

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

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

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
108 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Peer Gynt

Sandnes GarnDK100% wool

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
91 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[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
Cascade
name
220
weight group
Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
Worsted
ply
—
fibres
100% wool
skein
200 m / 100 g
gauge
20 sts @ 4.5 mm; 18 sts @ 5 mm
care
Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry
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.