Yarns / Blue Sky Fibers / Prairie
Prairie
A fingering yarn, 53% Suri Alpaca, 47% Baby Huacaya Alpaca, 273 yd (250 m) per 50 g ball.
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Blue Sky Fibers · Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool · Also at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 273 yd · 250 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 546 yd · 499 m |
| Fiber | 53% Suri Alpaca, 47% Baby Huacaya Alpaca |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Prairie.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,730 yd. The 12 closest of 41. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca 2 Isager | 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Eden 4 Ply Baa Ram Ewe | 70% GOTS Certified Organic British Wool, 30% Alpaca | 6 balls of 514 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Meadow The Fibre Company | 40% Wool, 25% Baby Llama, 20% Silk, 15% Linen | 6 balls of 545 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Perennial Kelbourne Woolens | 60% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Suri Alpaca, 15% Nylon | 6 balls of 497 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 220 Fingering Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Merino Knitting for Olive | 100% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Pure Silk Knitting for Olive | 100% Bourette Silk (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Bluebell Sesia | 42% Mohair, 40% Polyester, 18% Silk | 21 balls of 136 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Tussah Tweed BC Garn | 100% Tussah Silk | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Alma Manos del Uruguay | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 5 balls of 546 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 2-Ply Lamullgarn Rauma | 100% Lamb’s Wool | 10 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Nomad Lang Yarns | 85% Extra Fine Merino Wool (mulesing-free), 15% Yak | 21 balls of 136 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
See all 41 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.