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gauge

20 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (561)

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substitutes (57)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Sally by Permin

PerminWorstedest.58% alpaca, 32% cotton, 10% merino

matching
gauge
19 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ 19 sts instead of 20 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

Coast

Holst GarnSport · Worstedest.55% merino, 45% cotton

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
350 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

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

Soft Tweed

DROPSDK50% merino, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose

matching
gauge
21 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
130 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 21 sts instead of 20, on a 4 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

MIDNATSSOL

CaMaRoseLace54% alpaca, 10% merino, 36% lyocell

matching
gauge
19 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
200 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. 19 sts instead of 20, on a 4 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

AIR ALPACA NATURAL COLORS

Concept by KatiaWorsted60% alpaca, 17% cotton, 13% polyamide, 10% merino

matching
gauge
20 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
135 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

full specification
brand
Permin
name
Nellie by Permin
weight group
Worsted · Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
55% superfine alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino
skein
200 m / 50 g
gauge
20 sts/28 rows @ 3.5 mm; 18 sts/26 rows @ 4 mm
care
Hand wash
superwash
—
made in
Italy
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.