Lana Grossa

Farfalla

Name: Lana Grossa Farfalla
Brand: Lana Grossa

94% wool 6% polyamide

Lightweight chainette yarn made from soft Merino wool with a distinct stripe pattern

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gauge

23 sts × 30 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein: 340 m
weight / skein: 100 g
needle: 4 mm

substitutes (16)

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

Fine Merino

Majo GarnSport100% wool

close match

gauge: 23 sts (same)
needle: 3.5 mm
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

PERNILLA

FilcolanaDK100% wool

close match

gauge: 22 sts (-1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ 22 sts instead of 23 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

No 15

Önling100% wool

close match

gauge: 22 sts (-1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ 22 sts instead of 23 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[weight group not set]

Highland Wool

Hobbii100% wool

close match

gauge: 24 sts (+1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 175 m / 50 g

→ 24 sts instead of 23 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[weight group not set]

Alpaka Merino 160

Lana GrossaDK50% wool, 50% alpaca

close match

gauge: 22 sts (-1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 160 m / 50 g

→ 22 sts instead of 23 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (111)

full specification

brand: Lana Grossa
name: Farfalla
weight group: not set
group source: —
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 94% merino, extra-fine wool, 6% polyamide
skein: 340 m / 100 g
gauge: 23 sts/30 rows @ 4 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.