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Lana Grossa Farfalla

Lana Grossa

Farfalla

94% merino6% polyamide

SportDK

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

patterns matching this yarn (385)

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substitutes (56)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Fine Merino

Majo GarnSport100% merino

matching
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]

Cashmere

Sandnes GarnSport · DKest.100% cashmere

matching
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
110 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram.

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

Brigitte Silkdream

Lana GrossaSport · DKest.60% merino, 30% silk, 10% mohair

matching
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
270 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[same brand]

No 2

ÖnlingSport100% merino

matching
gauge
23 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram.

No 15

ÖnlingSport · DKest.100% merino

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

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

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Farfalla
weight group
Sport · DK (our estimate)
group source
measured_ambiguous
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
94% extra-fine merino, 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.