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LangYarns YAK

LangYarns

YAK

hand wash

70% merino30% yak

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

Worsted

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

patterns matching this yarn (556)

see all 556 patterns →

substitutes (67)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Merino Yak

Laines du NordWorsted70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yak

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

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

Heavy Merino

Knitting for OliveWorsted100% merino

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

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

ALPACA FINO

PascualiDK100% alpaca

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiWorsted100% cashmere

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

→ Thinner per gram.

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
YAK
weight group
Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
Worsted
ply
—
fibres
70% extra-fine merino, 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.