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Aran

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

substitutes (16)

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

Badana

Rosa PomarAran50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

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

Hilde

PerminAran57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscose

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Merino Yak

Laines du NordAran70% wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yak

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Atlas

Sandnes GarnAran70% lambswool wool, 30% merino wool

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
108 m / 50 g

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

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

Alpina

Lana GrossaAran80% wool, 20% polyamide

close match
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
210 m / 100 g

Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (149)

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Chiaro
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
60% merino, fine wool, 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.