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gauge

16 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
125 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

patterns matching this yarn (422)

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substitutes (24)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Puno Fine

Majo GarnWorsted39% alpaca, 7% merino, 54% cotton

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Le Coton & Alpaca

Biches & BûchesAran · Bulkyest.66% cotton, 34% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Alpakka Lin Tweed

Rauma GarnAranest.44% linen, 35% alpaca, 9% merino, 6% silk, 4% cotton, 2% viscose

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

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

LUMA

LangYarnsWorsted73% silk, 19% alpaca, 8% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ 17 sts instead of 16, on a 4.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Natural Alpaca Pelo

Lana GrossaAranest.63% cotton, 31% alpaca, 6% merino

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

→ 17 sts instead of 16, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

full specification
brand
Permin
name
Vera by Permin
weight group
Aran · Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
65% cotton, 30% alpaca, 5% fine merino
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
16 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm; 15 sts/26 rows @ 5 mm
care
Hand wash
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.