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Classic Merino wool blended with a silky, shimmering viscose tape

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gauge

18 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

patterns matching this yarn (556)

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substitutes (67)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Nanna by Permin

PerminAranest.47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% merino

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

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Alpakka Lin

Rauma GarnAranest.48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

Nellie by Permin

PerminWorsted · Aranest.55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

Poppy

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

matching
gauge
17 sts (-1)
needle
5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ 17 sts instead of 18, on a 5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

Sally by Permin

PerminWorstedest.58% alpaca, 32% cotton, 10% merino

matching
gauge
19 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 19 sts instead of 18 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Chiaro
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
60% fine merino, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide
skein
120 m / 50 g
gauge
18 sts/24 rows @ 4 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.