VIRGIN WOOL
KatiaAran100% wool
- gauge
- 16 sts (same)
- needle
- 7 mm
- skein
- 50 m / 50 g
→ Denser per gram.
[same brand]
gauge
16 sts × 12 rows / 10 cm on 7 mm
spec
- length / skein
- 62 m
- weight / skein
- 50 g
- needle
- 7 mm
substitutes (33)
Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.
workable
The Merry Merino 70 GOTS
KremkeAran100% wool
- gauge
- 16 sts (same)
- needle
- needle not recorded
- skein
- 70 m / 50 g
→ Stitch gauge, density, and fibre character all line up on paper, but there isn't enough needle or row data recorded to confirm it behaves the same on the needle — worth swatching before you commit.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
Hip Wool
HipKnitShop100% wool
- gauge
- 16 sts (same)
- needle
- 7 mm
- skein
- 80 m / 50 g
→ Thinner per gram.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][weight group not set]
- gauge
- 16 sts (same)
- needle
- 7 mm
- skein
- 115 m / 100 g
→ Synthetic instead of springy wool: less breathability and no blocking give.
[same brand]
Hygge Chunky
NovitaAran100% wool
- gauge
- 16 sts (same)
- needle
- 6 mm
- skein
- 140 m / 100 g
→ Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 7 mm.
patterns matching this yarn (5)
full specification
- brand
- Katia
- name
- GENTILE MERINO
- weight group
- Aran
- group source
- measured
- ball band
- —
- ply
- —
- fibres
- 100% wool
- skein
- 62 m / 50 g
- gauge
- 16 sts/12 rows @ 7 mm
- care
- Machine washable at 30ºC Wool Cycle / Do not bleach / Do not machine dry / Dry cleanable / Lay flat to dry / Low iron 110ºC
- 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.