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LangYarns ORTICA

LangYarns

ORTICA

ball band: "Worsted" · 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

substitutes (5)

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

Viola

PerminWorsted100% cotton

close match
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.

Portobello

HobbiiWorsted60% cotton, 28% acrylic, 12% wool

close match
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

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

Florence

HobbiiWorsted100% linen

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

→ Denser per gram.

Twister Solid XL

HobbiiWorsted55% cotton, 45% acrylic

close match
gauge
20 sts (+1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ 20 sts instead of 19 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

RE-JEANS

PascualiWorsted95% cotton, 5% other

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

→ 20 sts instead of 19 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (187)

full specification
brand
LangYarns
name
ORTICA
weight group
Worsted
group source
measured
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.