Yarns / Blue Sky Fibers / Alpaca Silk
Alpaca Silk
A sport yarn, 50% Alpaca, 50% Mulberry Silk, 146 yd (134 m) per 50 g ball.
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Blue Sky Fibers · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Sport, 2 (Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 146 yd · 134 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 292 yd · 267 m |
| Fiber | 50% Alpaca, 50% Mulberry Silk |
| Gauge | 5–6 stitches per inch on 3.25–3.75 mm (US 3–5) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpaca Silk.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,460 yd. The 12 closest of 28. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metalico Blue Sky Fibers | 50% Baby Alpaca, 50% Silk | 10 balls of 147 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Puna Light Amano | 100% Baby Alpaca | 11 balls of 136 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Mulberry Silk Lang Yarns | 100% Mulberry Silk | 10 balls of 159 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Pashmina Madelinetosh | 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 15% Silk, 10% Cashmere | 5 balls of 360 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Heritage (Sport weight) Cascade Yarns | 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon | 5 balls of 292 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Zauberball Starke 6 Schoppel | 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon | 4 balls of 437 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Homeward Bound Sport Sock Circus Tonic Handmade | 80% Australian SRS Merino W | 5 balls of 295 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Misi Embroidery Wool Wooldreamers | 100% Spanish Wool WEIGHT | 49 balls of 30 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Galway Sport Plymouth Yarn | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 151 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Mad Hatter Wonderland Yarns | 100% Merino Wool | 5 balls of 344 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Superwash Sport Valley Yarns | 100% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 153 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Cobblestone Fibra Natura | 100% superwash merino wool | 3 balls of 612 yd |
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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.