Alpaca Silk
A fingering yarn, 70% Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk, 182 yd (166 m) per 50 g ball.
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| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 182 yd · 166 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 364 yd · 333 m |
| Fiber | 70% Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk |
| Needle | 3.5 mm (US 4) |
| Hook | 4.5 mm (US 7) |
| Colors | 22 listed |
| Source | hobbii.com |
Colors
Andes Snow (01), Dakar Dust (03), Pearl Beach (05), Raven Black (08), Berliner Café (10), Vienna (12), Milan (14), Venezia (17), Florence (18), Siena (22), Valencia (25), Madrid (27), Valley Oak (04), Georgia Asphalt (09), Atlantis (11), Petronia City (13), Provence (16), Amazonas Peru (20), Arctic Lichen (21), Havana (28), Marrakech (29), Madras Curry (30)
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: 1,820 yd. The 12 closest of 77. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Alpaca Hobbii | 100% Alpaca | 11 balls of 180 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Balayage Pascuali | 80% Baby Alpaca, 20% Organic Extrafine Merino Wool | 10 balls of 190 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Balayage Hand Dye Pascuali | 80% Baby Alpaca, 20% Organic Extrafine Merino Wool | 10 balls of 190 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Boucle Isager | 100% Alpaca | 10 balls of 191 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Canopy Fingering The Fibre Company | 50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 20% Viscose from Bamboo | 10 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Island Blend Fine Rowan | 70% Falkland Island Fine Merino Wool, 15% Silk, 15% Baby Alpaca | 11 balls of 180 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Titus Baa Ram Ewe | 50% Wensleydale Longwool, 20% Bluefaced Leicester, 30% Alpaca | 6 balls of 350 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Finest Rowan | 50% Wool, 20% Cashmere, 30% Alpaca | 20 balls of 95 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Snorre Cashmere Silk Viking of Norway | 70% Cashmere, 30% Silk | 19 balls of 96 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Scrumptious 4 Ply Fyberspates | 55% Superwash Merino Wool, 45% Silk | 5 balls of 399 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Snuggly Cashmere Merino Silk 4 Ply Sirdar | 75% Merino Wool, 20% Silk, 5% Cashmere | 10 balls of 186 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Amble The Fibre Company | 70% Easy-wash Merino Wool, 20% Easy-wash Alpaca, 10% Recycled Nylon | 6 balls of 355 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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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.