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Sandnes Garn

Kos

62% alpaca 29% nylon 9% wool

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

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gauge

18 sts / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein: 150 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (560)

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substitutes (67)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiWorsted100% cashmere

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 75 m / 25 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

BABY CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiWorsted100% cashmere

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 75 m / 25 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

CAMEL DK

PascualiDK100% camel

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 80 m / 25 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]

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 132 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]

Faerytale

Du Store AlpakkaAranest.100% alpaca

matching

gauge: 18 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

[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

KosSandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool Silk MohairIsager75% mohair, 25% silk
used in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
KosSandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool
used in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater Junior
17 sts / 10 cm
KosSandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool Brushed LaceMohair by Canard72% mohair, 28% silk
used in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater Junior
14 sts / 10 cm
Kosheld double · Sandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool Silk MohairIsager75% mohair, 25% silk
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
Kosheld double · Sandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
Kosheld double · Sandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool TILIAFilcolana70% mohair, 30% silk
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm

full specification

brand: Sandnes Garn
name: Kos
weight group: Bulky
group source: brand
ball band: Bulky
ply: —
fibres: 62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
skein: 150 m / 50 g
gauge: 18 sts @ 4.5 mm; 16 sts @ 5.5 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.