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gauge

12 sts / 10 cm on 5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
300 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (135)

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substitutes (31)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

ECO Baby Alpaca

HjertegarnBulkyest.100% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

Upcycle Suri Alpakka

Du Store AlpakkaBulkyest.100% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

Orsetto

Lana GrossaBulkyest.60% merino, 40% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

AVALON

LangYarnsBulky60% extra-fine merino, 40% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
8 mm
skein
82 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12, on a 8 mm needle rather than 5 mm - close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

TEDDY DEAR

Gepard GarnSuper Bulky40% alpaca, 60% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5 mm - close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Du Store Alpakka
name
Caness
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
-
ply
-
fibres
63% alpaca, 37% nylon
skein
300 m / 100 g
gauge
12 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: 1783 yarns · 72 brands · 118 without gauge · 633/1903 gauge rows missing row count.