Cosma
A DK yarn, 60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Wool, 10% Silk, 164 yd (150 m) per 50 g ball.
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Berroco · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 164 yd · 150 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Wool, 10% Silk |
| Gauge | 6 stitches per inch on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Cosma.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,640 yd. The 12 closest of 49. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawning Universal Yarn | 70% baby alpaca, 30% extra fine merino | 10 balls of 164 yd | |
| Awa Amano | 55% Baby Alpaca, 26% Merino Wool, 19% Pima Cotton | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Creative Melange Alpaca Wonderball dk Rico | 42% alpaca, 18% wool, 40% acrylic | 5 balls of 328 yd | |
| Fashion Alpaca Superfine Heavens Uni Rico | 63% alpaca, 37% polyamide | 11 balls of 153 yd | |
| Worthington Valley Yarns | 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose | 10 balls of 174 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Arranmore Light The Fibre Company | 80% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 10% Cashmere | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Silky Merino Malabrigo | 51% Silk, 49% Merino | 11 balls of 150 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Silk Blend Manos del Uruguay | 70% Extrafine Merino Wool, 30% Tussah Silk | 11 balls of 150 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Koma Noro | 45% Wool, 35% Mohair, 20% Silk | 4 balls of 443 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Aegean Tweed Cascade Yarns | 100% Organic Wool | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Plötulopi Unspun Ístex | 100% new Icelandic wool PACK | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Double Knitting (DK) Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 20 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.