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LangYarns DONEGAL

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DONEGAL

ball band: "DK" · hand wash

100% wool

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

substitutes (6)

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

PERNILLA

FilcolanaDK100% wool

close match
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.

Kamma

PerminDK67% wool, 20% alpaca, 5% silk, 6% acrylic, 2% viscose

close match
gauge
22 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

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

No 15

Önling100% wool

close match
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.

[weight group not set]

No 1

ÖnlingDK75% wool, 25% angora

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

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

Luna

PerminDK100% wool

close match
gauge
21 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (78)

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
DONEGAL
weight group
DK
group source
measured
ball band
DK
ply
—
fibres
100% merino wool
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.