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gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

patterns matching this yarn (452)

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substitutes (60)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Tweed Recycled

Sandnes GarnDK80% wool, 20% cashmere

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Nalle Alpakka

NovitaSport · DK50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% polyamide

matching
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
3 mm
skein
145 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 22 sts instead of 21, on a 3 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Kamma by Permin

PerminDKest.67% wool, 20% alpaca, 5% silk, 6% acrylic, 2% viscose

matching
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 22 sts instead of 21, on a 3.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Saga

DROPSDK · Worsted100% wool

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Lima has 35%.

[same brand]

MASHDALE

FilcolanaDK100% wool

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Lima has 35%.

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Lima
weight group
DK · Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
DK / worsted
ply
8
fibres
65% wool, 35% alpaca
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
no
made in
Peru
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.