Yarns / Lang Yarns / Malou
Malou
A super bulky yarn, 70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Nylon, 10% Wool, 71 yd (65 m) per 50 g ball.
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Lang Yarns · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Super Bulky, 6 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 71 yd · 65 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 142 yd · 130 m |
| Fiber | 70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Nylon, 10% Wool |
| Gauge | 2.75 stitches per inch on 7–8 mm needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Malou.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 710 yd. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apricity Hobbii X TL Yarn Crafts | 65% Alpaca, 28% Polyamide, 7% Wool | 10 balls of 77 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Paloma Debbie Bliss | 60% Baby Alpaca, 40% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 71 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Mosaic Lang Yarns | 95% Merino Wool (mulesing-free), 5% Nylon | 5 balls of 153 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| ASAP Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 8 balls of 90 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
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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.