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LangYarns FORTUNA

LangYarns

FORTUNA

ball band: "Worsted" · hand wash

90% wool10% cashmere

Aran

Enjoy that lucky feeling, when you knit with this soft and airy blend of 90 % extrafine merino wool with 10 % cashmere. What makes this yarn so special, beyond the high quality composition, is an unusual approach to colouring. Rather than dyeing the yarn, the colourfulness has been achieved by printing to produce a distinctive, lively surface which will give your creations a unique character. Apart from the aesthetics, there is also a functional purpose for using this technique, as it helps maintain the loftiness of the yarn. We recommend that you work with two balls at a time, alternating every couple of rows to maintain a nice, even distribution of color.

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gauge

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

spec

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

substitutes (6)

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

MAGNOLIA

LangYarnsAran85% wool, 15% nylon

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
250 m / 100 g

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

[same brand]

DONEGAL TWEED+

LangYarnsAran100% wool

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
105 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

YAK

LangYarnsAran70% wool, 30% yak

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

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

[same brand]

Badana

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

close match
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

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

Alpina

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (132)

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
FORTUNA
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
Worsted
ply
fibres
90% merino, extra-fine wool, 10% cashmere
skein
120 m / 50 g
gauge
17 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.