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gauge

26 sts × 38 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

length / skein
270 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3 mm

patterns matching this yarn (472)

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substitutes (68)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Alpaca 2

IsagerFingering50% alpaca, 50% wool

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
250 m / 50 g

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

TYND LAMAULD

CaMaRoseFingering50% llama, 50% wool

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
220 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
matching
gauge
25 sts (-1)
needle
3 mm
skein
400 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 25 sts instead of 26 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Bliss

PicklesSportest.40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% mohair

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
2.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: 20% haloed mohair-type that Sarah by Permin doesn't have. Reaches this gauge on 2.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Shetland

LamanaSportest.100% wool

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
140 m / 25 g

→ Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

full specification
brand
Permin
name
Sarah by Permin
weight group
Sport (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
50% merino, 50% shetland wool
skein
270 m / 50 g
gauge
26 sts/38 rows @ 3 mm
care
Machine wash 30°C
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.