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gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (475)

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substitutes (123)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

UMAYO

KremkeDKest.50% wool, 50% lyocell

matching
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
350 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram. 22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Belle

DROPSDK · Worsted53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Summer fibre instead of springy wool: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment might grow.

[same brand]

Friends Cotton Silk

HobbiiDK77% cotton, 23% silk

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Summer fibre instead of springy wool: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment might grow.

Lima

DROPSDK · Worsted65% wool, 35% alpaca

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Muskat

DROPSDK · Worsted100% cotton

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Summer fibre instead of springy wool: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment might grow.

[same brand]
full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Cotton Merino
weight group
DK · Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
DK / worsted
ply
8
fibres
50% wool, 50% cotton
skein
110 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Machine wash gentle 40°C / no fabric softener / Dry Flat
superwash
yes
made in
EU
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.