Awa
A DK yarn, 55% Baby Alpaca, 26% Merino Wool, 19% Pima Cotton, 328 yd (300 m) per 100 g ball.
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Amano · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 55% Baby Alpaca, 26% Merino Wool, 19% Pima Cotton |
| Gauge | 6 stitches per inch on 4 mm (US 6) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Awa.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,280 yd. The 12 closest of 49. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosma Berroco | 60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Wool, 10% Silk | 20 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Fawning Universal Yarn | 70% baby alpaca, 30% extra fine merino | 20 balls of 164 yd | |
| Creative Melange Alpaca Wonderball dk Rico | 42% alpaca, 18% wool, 40% acrylic | 10 balls of 328 yd | |
| Fashion Alpaca Superfine Heavens Uni Rico | 63% alpaca, 37% polyamide | 22 balls of 153 yd | |
| Worthington Valley Yarns | 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose | 19 balls of 174 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Remix Wool DK Berroco | 38% Wool, 28% Polyamide (Nylon), 22% Cotton, 7% Acrylic, 5% Other Fibers | 11 balls of 327 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Dapple Brooklyn Tweed | 60% Colorado Merino Wool, 40% Texas Organic Cotton | 20 balls of 165 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Haworth Tweed Sirdar | Cotton, Merino Wool, Nylon, Wool | 19 balls of 180 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Amitola Brushed Louisa Harding | 60% Mohair, 25% Cotton, 15% Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Aegean Tweed Cascade Yarns | 100% Organic Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Plötulopi Unspun Ístex | 100% new Icelandic wool PACK | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Double Knitting (DK) Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 40 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
See all 49 in the yarn substitutes tool
How these are chosen
- Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
- Length per 100 g within 10% of this yarn's, when both list a ball weight.
- Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
- Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
- Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.