Yarns / Sandnes Garn / Alpakka Silke
Alpakka Silke
A fingering yarn, 70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk, 218 yd (199 m) per 50 g ball.
Sandnes Garn · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 218 yd · 199 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 436 yd · 399 m |
| Fiber | 70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk |
| Colors | 4 listed |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Colors
Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke 3591 Chocolate Plum, Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke 4135 Heritage Red, Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke 2112 Soft Sunlight, Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke 4372 Burgundy
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpakka Silke.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,180 yd. The 12 closest of 200. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca Soxx Lang Yarns | 70% Easywash Superfine Alpaca, 30% Nylon | 6 balls of 426 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Socks Alpaca Luxury Rico | 70% Alpaca 30% Polyamide | 6 balls of 416 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Herriot Fine Juniper Moon Farm | 75% Baby Alpaca, 25% Nylon | 5 balls of 459 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Alpaca Soxx Tweed Lang Yarns | 66% Alpaca, 29% Polyamide (Nylon), 5% Wool | 6 balls of 423 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Hand Paint Sock Yarn Fingering Misti Alpaca | 50% Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 10% Nylon | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Alpaca Wool (Limited Edition) Upcycled | 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool | 10 balls of 230 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Canopy Fingering The Fibre Company | 50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 20% Viscose from Bamboo | 11 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Puno Lang Yarns | 55% Extrafine Merino Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk | 3 balls of 875 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Sock Yarn Isager | 40% Easy-Wash Alpaca, 40% Easy-Wash Merino Wool, 20% Recycled Nylon | 11 balls of 211 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Linen Quill Purl Soho | 50% Fine Highland Wool, 35% Alpaca, 15% Linen | 5 balls of 448 yd | |
| Tern Quince & Co. | 70% Wool, 30% Mulberry Silk | 10 balls of 218 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Foxy Lady Farmers Daughter | 70% Superwash Merino Wool, 30% Silk | 6 balls of 428 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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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.
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- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
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