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Lana Grossa Pelo Cashmere

Lana Grossa

Pelo Cashmere

54% cotton33% alpaca10% cashmere3% wool

Aran

Downy chainette yarn made from cotton and filled with cashmere and baby alpaca fibers

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gauge

17 sts × 23 rows / 10 cm on 5.5 mm

spec

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

substitutes (3)

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

GLOW

LangYarnsAran66% lyocell, 26% cotton, 8% nylon

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
110 m / 50 g

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

Natural Alpaca Pelo

Lana GrossaAran63% cotton, 31% alpaca, 6% wool

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

[same brand]

Pearly Haze

HobbiiAran73% viscose, 27% wool

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

patterns matching this yarn (87)

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Pelo Cashmere
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
54% cotton, 33% alpaca, 10% cashmere, 3% merino, extra-fine wool
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
17 sts/23 rows @ 5.5 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.