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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 (559)

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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]

220

CascadeWorsted100% wool

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
Noro
name
Madara
weight group
Worsted · Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
60% wool, 30% silk, 10% alpaca
skein
200 m / 100 g
gauge
20 sts @ 4.5 mm; 16 sts @ 5 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.