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LangYarns ORTICA

LangYarns

ORTICA

hand wash

82% cotton18% ramie

Worsted

From stinging nettle to soft and fluffy yarn – it isn’t every day that we use a weed to make a yarn, even if it is a useful one. Although it is true that nettle fibres have been used in clothing for thousands of years. Spun along with a bundle of light and soft cotton, the nettle fibres give the yarn ORTICA a unique wave effect. You can expect knits with a naturally lively surface and a play of matte and shiny fibres.

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gauge

19 sts × 27 rows / 10 cm on needle not recorded

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (537)

see all 537 patterns →

substitutes (44)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Viola by Permin

PerminWorstedest.100% cotton

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
105 m / 50 g

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

Frutta

HobbiiWorsted100% cotton

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

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

Florence

HobbiiWorstedest.100% linen

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

WHISPER

LangYarnsWorsted76% linen, 24% cotton

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

[same brand]

Ica

LamanaAran100% cotton

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
ORTICA
weight group
Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
Worsted
ply
—
fibres
82% cotton, 18% ramie
skein
105 m / 50 g
gauge
19 sts/27 rows @ needle not recorded
care
Use detergent for fine 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.