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Worsted

Classic Merino wool with eye-catching tweedy nubs

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gauge

19 sts × 26 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
125 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (549)

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substitutes (63)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Merino Uno

Lana GrossaWorstedest.100% merino

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

[same brand]

Cool Wool Big

Lana GrossaWorstedest.100% merino

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Cool Wool Big Color

Lana GrossaWorstedest.100% merino

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
240 m / 100 g

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

[same brand]

TIBETAN

PascualiWorsted70% merino, 30% yak

matching
gauge
19 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
125 m / 50 g

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

INFINITY

LangYarnsWorsted100% merino

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

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

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Cool Wool Big Dots
weight group
Worsted (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
80% extra-fine merino, 13% viscose, 7% polyamide
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
19 sts/26 rows @ 3.5 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.