Alpaca Colour
A DK yarn, 100% Alpaca, 131 yd (120 m) per 50 g ball.
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Rowan · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 262 yd · 240 m |
| Fiber | 100% Alpaca |
| Gauge | 5.5 stitches per inch on 4 mm (US 6) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpaca Colour.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,310 yd. The 12 closest of 125. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Puna Black Amano | 100% Baby Alpaca | 20 balls of 68 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Eco Puna Amano | 100% Undyed Baby Alpaca | 5 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Puna Amano | 100% Baby Alpaca | 5 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Puna Traceable Amano | 100% Baby Alpaca | 5 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Alpakka Sandnes Garn | 100% Alpaca | 11 balls of 120 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Soft Isager | 56% Alpaca, 44% Organic Cotton | 10 balls of 136 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Alpaca Wool Mode at Rowan | 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca | 11 balls of 128 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Alpaca 3 Isager | 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool | 10 balls of 136 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Moordale Rowan | Alpaca, Wool | 6 balls of 252 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Sayama Pascuali | 50% Wool, 50% Baby Llama | 11 balls of 122 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Owl Quince & Co. | 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca | 11 balls of 120 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| &Make DK The Fibre Company | 55% Peruvian Highland Wool, 35% Alpaca, 10% Linen | 10 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
See all 125 in 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.