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Lil' Alpachino Merino
A DK yarn, 60% Merino Wool, 40% Baby Alpaca, 98 yd (90 m) per 50 g ball.
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Wool and the Gang · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 98 yd · 90 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 196 yd · 179 m |
| Fiber | 60% Merino Wool, 40% Baby Alpaca |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Lil' Alpachino Merino.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 980 yd. The 12 closest of 17. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Tierras Malabrigo | 50% Merino Wool, 50% Baby Alpaca | 5 balls of 210 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Hampden Valley Yarns | 50% Baby Alpaca 35% Merino Wool 15% Silk | 11 balls of 95 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Skyland Blue Sky Fibers | 40% Fine Highland Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 30% Silk | 5 balls of 210 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Peer Gynt Sandnes Garn | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 98 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Peer Gynt Tweed Sandnes Garn | 75% Norwegian Wool (non-superwash), 25% Peruvian Tweed from Wool | 10 balls of 99 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Natural Wool Copenhagen Fibers | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 100 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Primo DK Plucky Knitter | 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Cashmere, 5% Nylon | 5 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Making Tracks Junction Fiber Mill | 100% American sourced wool s | 5 balls of 210 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Double Knitting Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 12 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Andra Koigu | 90% extrafine merino and just a | 3 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Farm Twist Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 5 balls of 225 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Tosh DK Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino wool | 5 balls of 225 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
See all 17 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.