Laines du Nord

Soft Carded Merino

Name: Laines du Nord Soft Carded Merino
Brand: Laines du Nord

Aran

Just a few ounces of Soft Carded Merino is enough to make a garment that always looks fresh and durable. The combination of its colors offers endless possibilities for color play and harmonious weaves, for both crochet and needlework.

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gauge

17 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein: 90 m
weight / skein: 25 g
needle: 4.5 mm

substitutes (4)

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

Ecopuno Sfumato

Lana GrossaAran42% wool, 32% cotton, 26% alpaca

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 190 m / 50 g

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

PIUMA

LangYarnsAran62% wool, 26% cotton, 12% nylon

close match

gauge: 16 sts (-1)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Nebbia

Lana GrossaAran55% wool, 45% alpaca

close match

gauge: 16 sts (-1)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 170 m / 50 g

→ 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Hjelholts 1-trådet 4/1

Hjelholts UldspinderiArangotland wool, merino wool

close match

gauge: 17.5 sts (+0.5)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 400 m / 100 g

→ 17.5 sts instead of 17, on a 4 mm needle rather than 4.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (61)

full specification

brand: Laines du Nord
name: Soft Carded Merino
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 100% mulesing-free wool
skein: 90 m / 25 g
gauge: 17 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.