Brushed Alpaca Silk
DROPSAran · Worsted77% alpaca, 23% silk
- gauge
- 17 sts (same)
- needle
- 5 mm
- skein
- 140 m / 25 g
→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.
17 sts × 23 rows / 10 cm on 5.5 mm

Dominika Penduzzu
close gauge match
Dominika Penduzzu
close gauge matchAnne Ventzel
close gauge matchAnne Ventzel
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Sandnes Garn
close gauge matchKutovakika
close gauge match
Dominika Penduzzu
close gauge matchKutovakika
close gauge match
Kutovakika
close gauge matchAnne Ventzel
close gauge match
Knitting Siri
close gauge match
Rilleruth
close gauge matchRanked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.
DROPSAran · Worsted77% alpaca, 23% silk
→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.
LangYarnsWorsted100% alpaca
→ 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!
Biches & BûchesDK · Aranest.28% silk, 72% mohair
→ Denser per gram. 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!
PerminAran · Bulkyest.85% mohair, 6% wool, 5% viscose, 3% polyester, 1% polyamide
→ Denser per gram. 16 sts instead of 17, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.
HobbiiWorsted50% mohair, 50% acrylic
→ Denser per gram. 16 sts instead of 17, on a 5 mm needle rather than 5.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.
Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label — that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1428 yarns · 45 brands · 136 without gauge · 283/1422 gauge rows missing row count.