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DK

gauge

22 sts / 10 cm on 4 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (524)

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substitutes (125)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Emma by Permin

PerminDKest.50% merino, 50% wool

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

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Mitu

Rauma GarnDK · Worstedest.50% wool, 50% alpaca

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

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
matching
gauge
21 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
275 m / 100 g

→ 21 sts instead of 22, on a 3.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

Brusca

Rosa PomarDK50% wool, 50% merino

matching
gauge
21 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ 21 sts instead of 22 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Bliss

PicklesSportest.40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% mohair

matching
gauge
23 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: 20% haloed mohair-type that Sterk doesn't have. 23 sts instead of 22 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Du Store Alpakka
name
Sterk
weight group
DK (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon
skein
137 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.