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LangYarns DONEGAL

LangYarns

DONEGAL

hand wash

100% merino

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

DK

Classic Donegal Tweed, spun and dyed according to the old tradition in Ireland. As a consequence of production methods variations in length and breaking strength may occur, this is characteristic of this original wool tweed.

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gauge

22 sts × 30 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (476)

see all 476 patterns →

substitutes (58)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

No 15

ÖnlingSport · DKest.100% merino

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

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

Cusi

LamanaFingering100% alpaca

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
225 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

AURORA

LangYarnsDK100% alpaca

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
160 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

[same brand]

Bouclé

IsagerSport100% alpaca

matching
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

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

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
DONEGAL
weight group
DK
group source
brand
ball band
DK
ply
—
fibres
100% merino
skein
190 m / 50 g
gauge
22 sts/30 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.