Alpaca Chunky
A bulky yarn, 98% Alpaca, 2% Polyamide, 5 yd (5 m) per 100 g ball.
Rowan · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Bulky, 5 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 5 yd · 5 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 5 yd · 5 m |
| Fiber | 98% Alpaca, 2% Polyamide |
| Gauge | 2.75 stitches per inch on 10 mm (US 15) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpaca Chunky.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 50 yd. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 1 ball of 110 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
Open 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.