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DMC Merino Essentiel 4

DMC

Merino Essentiel 4

50% merino50% acrylic

DK

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gauge

22 sts / 10 cm on 4 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (526)

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substitutes (56)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

GUÉRET

FontySport · DK100% merino

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
125 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]

MERINO 120

LangYarnsDK100% merino

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 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]

MERINO 120 COLOR

LangYarnsWorsted100% merino

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
240 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]

SOYEUSE

FontyDK · Worsted70% merino, 30% silk

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
115 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]

Alpakka

Sandnes GarnDK100% alpaca

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
DMC
name
Merino Essentiel 4
weight group
DK (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
50% merino, 50% acrylic
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
22 sts @ 4 mm
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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.