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Rauma Garn Iris Alpakka

Rauma Garn

Iris Alpakka

discontinued

74% alpaca22% wool4% nylon

Bulky

gauge

15 sts / 10 cm on 5 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
130 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (301)

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substitutes (53)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Soft Fuzz

PicklesSport · DK · Aranest.53% alpaca, 47% wool

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
6 mm
skein
195 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 15, on a 6 mm needle rather than 5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Wild wool

HipKnitShopBulky38% alpaca, 37% wool, 25% nylon

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
7 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 7 mm rather than 5 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
132 m / 50 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Iris Alpakka has 22%. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Soft Tweed 90

Lana GrossaBulkyest.100% merino

matching
gauge
15 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Iris Alpakka has 22%.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Bergamo

LamanaAranest.75% merino, 25% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
65 m / 25 g

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Iris Alpakka has 22%. 16 sts instead of 15 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

held together

with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

full specification
brand
Rauma Garn
name
Iris Alpakka
weight group
Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
74% suri alpaca, 22% wool, 4% nylon
skein
130 m / 50 g
gauge
15 sts @ 5 mm; 14 sts @ 6 mm
care
—
superwash
—
made in
—
price
not in the database yet

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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.