Yarns / Kraemer / Alpaca Handknitting Yarn
Alpaca Handknitting Yarn
A bulky yarn, 70% Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 100 yd (91 m) per 100 g ball.
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Kraemer · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Bulky, 5 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 100 yd · 91 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 100 yd · 91 m |
| Fiber | 70% Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool |
| Gauge | 3.75 stitches per inch on 6.5 mm (US 10½) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpaca Handknitting Yarn.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,000 yd. The 12 closest of 22. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llamerino Chunky Cascade Yarns | 50% Baby Llama, 50% Merino Wool | 5 balls of 219 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Saphia Debbie Bliss | 43% Baby Alpaca, 42% Merino Wool, 15% Linen | 10 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Baby Alpaca Chunky Cascade Yarns | 100% Baby Alpaca | 10 balls of 108 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Baby Alpaca Chunky Paints Cascade Yarns | 100% Baby Alpaca | 10 balls of 108 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Berkshire Bulky Valley Yarns | 85% Wool, 15% Alpaca | 10 balls of 108 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Merino 401 Chunky Berroco | 100% Merino Wool | 7 balls of 156 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Chunky Malabrigo | 100% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 104 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Squish Bulky Farmers Daughter | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 106 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Deluxe Bulky Superwash Universal Yarn | 100% super wash wool | 10 balls of 106 yd | |
| Creative Fun Felting Wool Rico | 100% wool | 19 balls of 54 yd | |
| Creative Fun Felting Wool Print Rico | 100% wool | 19 balls of 54 yd | |
| Merion Debbie Bliss | 50% Wool, 50% Acrylic | 10 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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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.