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Bulky

Soft and delicate bouclé yarn made from superfine Merino fibers

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gauge

15 sts × 24 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
135 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (301)

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substitutes (53)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
132 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Soft Tweed 90

Lana GrossaBulkyest.100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

Bergamo

LamanaAranest.75% merino, 25% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
65 m / 25 g

→ 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Como Grande

LamanaBulky100% merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Nebbia

Lana GrossaAranest.55% merino, 45% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
170 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]
full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Orsettini
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
86% merino, 14% polyamide
skein
135 m / 50 g
gauge
15 sts/24 rows @ 4.5 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.