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Aran

Classic superwash wool blend

↗ more info on Lana Grossa

gauge

18 sts × 25 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
210 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (543)

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substitutes (45)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Luna

HillesvågAranest.100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.75 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ Matches Alpina's own 18 sts / 4.75 mm gauge — a different published reading than the 18 sts / 4.5 mm this pattern is written for.

Léttlopi

ÍstexDK100% wool

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

Friends Wool

HobbiiWorsted100% wool

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

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

Badana

Rosa PomarWorsted · Aran50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça wool

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

→ Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

matching
gauge
18 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.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Alpina
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
80% wool, 20% polyamide
skein
210 m / 100 g
gauge
18 sts/25 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.