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gauge

16 sts / 10 cm on needle not recorded

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
300 m
weight / skein
150 g
needle
needle not recorded

patterns matching this yarn (482)

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substitutes (32)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Pearly Haze

HobbiiWorsted73% viscose, 27% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

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

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

HØST

CaMaRoseAran · Worsted75% cotton, 16% wool, 9% cashmere

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 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]

Aura

NovitaAran100% cotton

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

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Tensan has 32%.

[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. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Tensan has 32%.

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

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. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Tensan has 32%.

[row gauge unknown - swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Noro
name
Tensan
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
-
ply
-
fibres
68% silk, 32% wool
skein
300 m / 150 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.