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gauge

17 sts × 21 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
200 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (415)

see all 415 patterns →

substitutes (136)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

LAMAULD

CaMaRoseAran50% llama, 50% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

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

Alpaca 3

IsagerWorsted50% alpaca, 50% wool

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

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

Triple

Hjelholts UldspinderiAranest.wool, merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
165 m / 100 g

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

[same brand]
matching
gauge
17.5 sts (+0.5)
needle
4 mm
skein
400 m / 100 g

→ Thinner per gram. 17.5 sts instead of 17, on a 4 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

Big Sterk

Du Store AlpakkaAranest.40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon

matching
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 18 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

held together

with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

full specification
brand
Hjelholts Uldspinderi
name
Håndværksgarn
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
gotland wool, merino
skein
200 m / 100 g
gauge
17 sts/21 rows @ 5 mm
care
—
superwash
—
made in
Denmark
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.