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A soft and chunky blend of alpaca and wool

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gauge

10 sts × 14 rows / 10 cm on 9 mm

spec

length / skein
90 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
9 mm

patterns matching this yarn (46)

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substitutes (6)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

LOVE WOOL

KatiaBulky · Super Bulky85% wool, 15% alpaca

matching
gauge
9 sts (-1)
needle
12 mm
skein
50 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 9 sts instead of 10, on a 12 mm needle rather than 9 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Snow

DROPSSuper Bulky100% wool

matching
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
9 mm
skein
50 m / 50 g

→ Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Andes has 35%.

[same brand]

TWISTER

LangYarnsSuper Bulky100% wool

matching
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 100 g

→ Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Andes has 35%.

FINE HIGHLAND WOOL

Gabo WoolBulky100% wool

matching
gauge
9 sts (-1)
needle
12 mm
skein
70 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Andes has 35%. 9 sts instead of 10, on a 12 mm needle rather than 9 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

Jöklalopi

ÍstexSuper Bulky100% wool

matching
gauge
9 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
60 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: no drapey fibre part, while Andes has 35%. 9 sts instead of 10 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Andes
weight group
Super Bulky
group source
brand
ball band
super bulky
ply
14
fibres
65% wool, 35% alpaca
skein
90 m / 100 g
gauge
10 sts/14 rows @ 9 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
no
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.