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Lana Grossa Candy

Lana Grossa

Candy

80% wool20% polyamide

Bulky

Self-striping novelty yarn made from fluffy Merino fibers

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gauge

12 sts × 20 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

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

substitutes (2)

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

CLOUD TWEED

LangYarnsBulky84% wool, 10% nylon, 6% alpaca

close match
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
260 m / 100 g

Denser per gram.

Piuma Cashmere

Laines du NordBulky75% wool, 16% cashmere, 9% nylon

close match
gauge
13 sts (+1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
75 m / 25 g

13 sts instead of 12, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (22)

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Candy
weight group
Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
80% merino, extra-fine wool, 20% polyamide
skein
300 m / 100 g
gauge
12 sts/20 rows @ 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.