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Lana Grossa Candy

Lana Grossa

Candy

80% merino20% 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

patterns matching this yarn (124)

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substitutes (24)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Orsetto

Lana GrossaBulkyest.60% merino, 40% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

[same brand]

AVALON

LangYarnsBulky60% extra-fine merino, 40% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
8 mm
skein
82 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12, on a 8 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

TEDDY DEAR

Gepard GarnSuper Bulky40% alpaca, 60% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

CLOUD TWEED

LangYarnsBulky84% merino, 10% nylon, 6% alpaca

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

→ Denser per gram.

Melody

DROPSBulky71% alpaca, 25% merino, 4% polyamide

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
8 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 8 mm rather than 5 mm.

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Candy
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
80% extra-fine merino, 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.