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Faux fur yarn made from a blend of baby alpaca, cotton and extrafine Merino wool

↗ more info on Lana Grossa

gauge

13 sts × 19 rows / 10 cm on 6 mm

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
6 mm

patterns matching this yarn (184)

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substitutes (36)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Bodil by Permin

PerminBulkyest.70% alpaca, 18% cotton, 12% merino

matching
gauge
13 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

Brigitte No. 2 Vintage

Lana GrossaBulkyest.44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk

matching
gauge
14 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 14 sts instead of 13, on a 5 mm needle rather than 6 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[same brand]

SNEFNUG

CaMaRoseAran55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino

matching
gauge
12 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ 12 sts instead of 13 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

SNEFNUG NATUR

CaMaRoseAran55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino

matching
gauge
12 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ 12 sts instead of 13 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Poppy

Sandnes GarnBulky50% alpaca, 35% cotton, 15% merino

matching
gauge
14 sts (+1)
needle
7 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ 14 sts instead of 13, on a 7 mm needle rather than 6 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Baby Furry
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
45% alpaca, 20% extra-fine merino, 35% cotton
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
13 sts/19 rows @ 6 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.