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An all time favorite made purely from soft alpaca

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gauge

24 sts × 32 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

length / skein
167 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3 mm

patterns matching this yarn (413)

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substitutes (34)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Baby Merino

DROPSSport100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[same brand]

VILJA

FilcolanaFingering100% alpaca

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Cool Wool

Lana GrossaSport100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
160 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Eco Melange

IsagerSport80% alpaca, 20% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Kambgarn

ÍstexSport · DKest.100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Alpaca
weight group
Sport
group source
brand
ball band
sport
ply
5
fibres
100% alpaca
skein
167 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/32 rows @ 3 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
—
made in
Peru
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.