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LangYarns CARPE DIEM

LangYarns

CARPE DIEM

ball band: "Worsted" · hand wash

70% wool30% alpaca

Aran

Dream yarn made from premium natural fibres alpaca and extrafine merino. Bulky yarn for experts! Extraordinarily voluminous and soft, both classy and sporty.

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gauge

16 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 6 mm

spec

length / skein
90 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
6 mm

substitutes (10)

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

NATURALIS

LangYarnsAran100% wool

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
90 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

MEMORY

LangYarnsAran88% wool, 12% nylon

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Wool Print

HobbiiAran100% wool

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
160 m / 100 g

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

Cool Wool Superbig

Lana GrossaAran100% wool

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 6 mm.

Le Gros Lambswool

Biches & BûchesAran100% wool

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
192 m / 100 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 6 mm.

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

held together with

pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (73)

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
CARPE DIEM
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
Worsted
ply
—
fibres
70% merino, extra-fine wool, 30% alpaca
skein
90 m / 50 g
gauge
16 sts/22 rows @ 6 mm
care
Use detergent for wool wash without softener!
superwash
no
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.