Silky Merino

A DK yarn, 51% Silk, 49% Merino, 150 yd (137 m) per 50 g ball.

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Your pattern uses 10 balls of Silky Merino.

Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.

Same length: 1,500 yd. The 12 closest of 107. Buy one extra ball to be safe.

Yarn	Fiber	You need	Shop
Silk Merino Madelinetosh	50% Silk, 50% Merino Wool	8 balls of 205 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Silk Blend Manos del Uruguay	70% Extrafine Merino Wool, 30% Tussah Silk	10 balls of 150 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Pacha Amano	50% Mulberry Silk, 25% Super Kid Mohair, 25% Wool	10 balls of 150 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Tsubame Noro	50% Silk, 25% Wool, 25% Polyamide (Nylon)	3 balls of 656 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Acadia The Fibre Company	60% Merino Wool, 20% Silk Noil, 20% Baby Alpaca	11 balls of 145 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Koma Noro	45% Wool, 35% Mohair, 20% Silk	4 balls of 443 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Island Blend Rowan	70% Falkland Fine Merino Wool, 15% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk	12 balls of 136 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Kathmandu DK 100 Queensland Collection	85% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 5% Cashmere	6 balls of 295 yd	Buy at LoveCrafts
Pénélope De Rerum Natura	90% Organic Arles Merino Wool, 10% Mulberry Silk	11 balls of 145 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Luma The Fibre Company	50% Merino Wool, 25% Organic Cotton, 15% Linen, 10% Silk	11 balls of 137 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Arranmore Light The Fibre Company	80% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 10% Cashmere	5 balls of 328 yd	Buy at Wool and Company
Asonde Universal Yarn	100% silk	10 balls of 153 yd

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.