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Lana Grossa Basta

Lana Grossa

Basta

50% merino50% polyamide

Bulky

Loosely plied yarn in fine Merino wool with a fake fur look

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gauge

15 sts × 20 rows / 10 cm on 6 mm

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
6 mm

patterns matching this yarn (309)

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substitutes (53)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Soft Tweed 90

Lana GrossaBulkyest.100% merino

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

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 6 mm.

[same brand]

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

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

→ Thinner per gram.

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

CASHMERE CLASSIC

LangYarnsWorsted100% cashmere

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

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

NATURALIS

LangYarnsWorsted100% merino

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

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

CARPE DIEM

LangYarnsWorsted70% merino, 30% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
6 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

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

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Basta
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
50% merino, 50% polyamide
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
15 sts/20 rows @ 6 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.