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Laines du Nord Piuma Alpaca Degrade

Laines du Nord

Piuma Alpaca Degrade

48% alpaca44% wool8% nylon

Super Bulky

A refined blend of alpaca and wool with delicate dégradé tones that merge in natural and harmonious transitions. Piuma Alpaca Dégradé is perfect for elegant, dynamic projects, it adds chromatic depth and lightness to every garment, enhancing each stitch with a sophisticated touch.

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gauge

10 sts × 15 rows / 10 cm on 8 mm

spec

length / skein
250 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
8 mm

substitutes (13)

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

PHOENIX

LangYarnsSuper Bulky93% wool, 7% nylon

workable
gauge
9 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
270 m / 100 g

Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. 9 sts instead of 10 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

ORION

LangYarnsSuper Bulky88% wool, 12% nylon

workable
gauge
11 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
270 m / 100 g

Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. 11 sts instead of 10 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Piuma Fancy

Laines du NordSuper Bulky55% alpaca, 40% wool, 5% nylon

workable
gauge
9 sts (-1)
needle
7 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. 9 sts instead of 10, on a 7 mm needle rather than 8 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

Tjukk Mohair

Rauma Garn88% mohair, 7% wool, 5% polyamide

workable
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
9 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. Haloed mohair-type instead of drapey fibre: a halo that fills in the fabric — it will look denser. Reaches this gauge on 9 mm rather than 8 mm.

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

Melody

DROPSBulky71% alpaca, 25% wool, 4% polyamide

workable
gauge
12 sts (+2)
needle
8 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

12 sts instead of 10 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (3)

full specification
brand
Laines du Nord
name
Piuma Alpaca Degrade
weight group
Super Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
48% alpaca, 44% mulesing-free wool, 8% nylon
skein
250 m / 100 g
gauge
10 sts/15 rows @ 8 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.