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gauge

25 sts / 10 cm on 3 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
200 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3 mm

patterns matching this yarn (398)

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substitutes (79)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Helene

NovitaFingering60% merino, 30% silk, 10% mohair

matching
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Sno

WoolfolkFingering100% merino

matching
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Tynd

WoolfolkFingering100% merino

matching
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
204 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Cashmere

Sandnes GarnSport · DKest.100% cashmere

matching
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
110 m / 25 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]

Alpaca

Kit CoutureFingering · Sportest.100% alpaca

matching
gauge
25 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Viking Garn
name
Andes Tweed
weight group
Sport (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
-
ply
-
fibres
60% superfine alpaca, 40% merino
skein
200 m / 50 g
gauge
25 sts @ 3 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: 1783 yarns · 72 brands · 118 without gauge · 633/1903 gauge rows missing row count.