Plymouth Yarn Galway Worsted

4 · Worsted 100% Galway Wool 100 g · 192 m (210 yd)

Specifications

Weight4 · Worsted CYC 4 · Medium
Fibre100% Galway Wool
Put-up100 g · 192 m (210 yd)
Length per 100 g192 m (210 yd)
Knitting gauge20 sts / 10 cm
Recommended needle5 mm
Recommended hook—
TexturePlied (3 or more plies)
CareHand wash
StatusIn production

Where it fits

Plymouth Yarn Galway Worsted is a medium-weight yarn (CYC 4). Its standard put-up gives 192 metres per 100 g, which is the figure to use when comparing it with another yarn. The recommended needle is 5 mm. The manufacturer's gauge is 20 sts / 10 cm.

Wool has memory and bloom, which makes it forgiving at the seams. Hand-wash cool unless the label says otherwise, and dry flat.

Substitution notes

Match by length and gauge band before anything else. A replacement within roughly 10% of 192 m per 100 g will usually land in the same fabric territory; a larger gap means you should recalculate the project quantity and swatch again. Fibre composition matters too: the blend's behaviour after blocking is as important as its stitch gauge.

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Specs and sources

Record checked 2026-10-22. Specifications are facts reproduced for reference; descriptions and photography are our own. Confirm against the label before buying a full project quantity.

Plymouth Yarn website