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LangYarns YAK

LangYarns

YAK

ball band: "Worsted" · hand wash

70% wool30% yak

Aran

YAK is a beautiful classical yarn. The yarn consists of 70% Merino Extra Fine, Mulesing free and 30% Yak. YAK is very soft and available in the most beautiful natural colours. This yarn is a blessing for your skin.

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gauge

18 sts × 26 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
needle not recorded

substitutes (15)

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

Badana

Rosa PomarAran50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça wool

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

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

Alpina

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

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

Meilenweit 8-Fach 150

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

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

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

FORTUNA

LangYarnsAran90% wool, 10% cashmere

close match
gauge
17 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ 17 sts instead of 18 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

Cool Wool Big

Lana GrossaWorsted100% wool

close match
gauge
19 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ 19 sts instead of 18 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (152)

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
YAK
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
Worsted
ply
—
fibres
70% merino, extra-fine wool, 30% yak
skein
120 m / 50 g
gauge
18 sts/26 rows @ needle not recorded
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.