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gauge

16 sts / 10 cm on needle not recorded

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
483 m
weight / skein
200 g
needle
needle not recorded

patterns matching this yarn (485)

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substitutes (28)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

CURLY COTTON

Gepard GarnWorsted82% cotton, 12% silk, 6% merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

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

Aura

NovitaAran100% cotton

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

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

Ecotone

Laines du NordWorsted · Bulky95% cotton, 5% other

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
150 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram.

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

Arezzo

HjertegarnSport33% linen, 20% cotton, 47% viscose

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
3 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 17 sts instead of 16 - close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Gami Picot

ItoBulkyest.49% cotton, 38% silk, 13% paper

matching
gauge
15 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
75 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. 15 sts instead of 16 - close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Noro
name
Akari
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
-
ply
-
fibres
26% silk, 21% cotton, 15% viscose, 14% mohair, 12% wool, 12% polyamide
skein
483 m / 200 g
gauge
16 sts @ needle not recorded
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.