Laines du Nord

Merino Yak

Name: Laines du Nord Merino Yak
Brand: Laines du Nord

Aran

A Merino wool yarn blended with Yak and with a slight percentage of Alpaca. Merino Yak is a precious, soft yarn that wins you over from the first contact on the skin. Its warm colors, available in different shades, make it ideal for multicolored work. Its natural composition is a perfect blend, a harmonious balance that is hard to live without.

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gauge

18 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein: 115 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 4.5 mm

substitutes (29)

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

Hilde

PerminAran57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscose

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

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

Alpina

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 210 m / 100 g

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

Meilenweit 8-Fach 150

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 315 m / 150 g

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

Léttlopi

ÍstexAran100% wool

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 100 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

Chiaro

Lana GrossaAran60% wool, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide

close match

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

patterns matching this yarn (151)

full specification

brand: Laines du Nord
name: Merino Yak
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 70% mulesing-free wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yak
skein: 115 m / 50 g
gauge: 18 sts/24 rows @ 4.5 mm
care: —
superwash: —
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.