Yarns / Rowan / Alpaca Classic
Alpaca Classic
A DK yarn, 57% Alpaca, 43% Cotton, 131 yd (120 m) per 25 g ball.
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Rowan · Buy at LoveCrafts · Also at Jimmy Beans Wool and Hobbii
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Ball weight | 25 g |
| Length per 100 g | 524 yd · 479 m |
| Fiber | 57% Alpaca, 43% Cotton |
| Needle | 4 mm (US 6) |
| Colors | 28 listed |
| Source | hobbii.com |
Colors
Feather Grey Melange (101), Charcoal Melange (102), Noir (103), Eclipse (104), Coastal Melange (105), Blue Haze (106), Peacock (107), Verdigris (108), Deep Teal (109), Foliage Green (110), Green Moss (111), Willow (112), Sun Valley (113), Golden Girl (114), Snowflake White (115), Soft Satin (116), Sierra Melange (117), Copper Clay (119), Vermilion (120), Dahlia (121), Purple Rain (123), Pink Lips (124), Berry Sorbet (125), Champagne (127), Salmon (128), Hyacint (129), Dusk (130), Ice Blue (131)
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpaca Classic.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,310 yd. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca Cotton Mode at Rowan | 57% Alpaca, 43% Cotton | 10 balls of 131 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Alva Silk Schachenmayr | 50% wool, 25% silk, 25% cotton | 6 balls of 252 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Como Cashmere Lamana | 70% Superfine Merino Wool, 30% Cashmere | 10 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cashmere Premium Lang Yarns | 100% Cashmere | 11 balls of 125 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Double Knitting Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 16 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Andra Koigu | 90% extrafine merino and just a | 4 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Farm Twist Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 6 balls of 225 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Tosh DK Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 6 balls of 225 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| DK Merino Superwash Plymouth Yarn | 100% Finer Merino Superwash wool, | 11 balls of 130 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| High Twist Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 6 balls of 225 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Silk Merino Madelinetosh | 50% Silk, 50% Merino Wool | 7 balls of 205 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Unwind DK Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino yarn in a | 7 balls of 204 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.
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