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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

substitutes (9)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.

Nanna by Permin

PerminAran47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[same brand]

Kos

Sandnes GarnAran62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

Denser per gram.

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

Puno Petit

Rauma Garn56% alpaca, 10% wool, 34% polyamide

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Nellie

Permin55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% wool

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

Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[weight group not set][same brand]

CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiAran100% cashmere

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
75 m / 25 g

Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

patterns matching this yarn (55)

full specification
brand
Permin
name
Nanna
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
47% superfine alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% merino wool
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.