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gauge

18 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
175 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (520)

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substitutes (64)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Alpakka Lin

Rauma GarnAranest.48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Nellie by Permin

PerminWorsted · Aranest.55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

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 18 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

Ecopuno Sfumato

Lana GrossaAranest.42% merino, 32% cotton, 26% alpaca

matching
gauge
17 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
190 m / 50 g

→ 17 sts instead of 18, on a 4 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Poppy

Sandnes GarnBulky50% alpaca, 35% cotton, 15% merino

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

→ Denser per gram. 17 sts instead of 18, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Permin
name
Nanna by Permin
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
47% superfine alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% merino
skein
175 m / 50 g
gauge
18 sts/28 rows @ 4.5 mm; 17 sts/26 rows @ 5 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.