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Alpachino Merino
A bulky yarn, 60% Merino Wool, 40% Baby Alpaca, 110 yd (101 m) per 100 g ball.
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| Weight | Bulky, 5 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 110 yd · 101 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 110 yd · 101 m |
| Fiber | 60% Merino Wool, 40% Baby Alpaca |
| Gauge | 3.25 stitches per inch on 6.5 mm (US 10½) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Alpachino Merino.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,100 yd. The 12 closest of 35. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Llamerino Chunky Cascade Yarns | 50% Baby Llama, 50% Merino Wool | 6 balls of 219 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Saphia Debbie Bliss | 43% Baby Alpaca, 42% Merino Wool, 15% Linen | 11 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Berkshire Bulky Valley Yarns | 85% Wool, 15% Alpaca | 11 balls of 108 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Tundra The Fibre Company | 60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Silk | 10 balls of 120 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| 220 Grande Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 5 balls of 220 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| 220 Superwash Grande Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Wool | 5 balls of 220 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Snorre Naturgarn Viking of Norway | 100% Wool | 20 balls of 55 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Snowstorm Hobbii | 100% Wool | 20 balls of 55 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Chunky Wool Mode at Rowan | 100% Wool | 11 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Superwash Merino Bulky Tahki Yarns | 100% Wool | 11 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Haydenville Bulky Valley Yarns | 60% Merino Wool, 40% Acrylic | 11 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Superwash Bulky Valley Yarns | 100% Merino Wool | 11 balls of 109 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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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.
- 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.