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A luxurious blend of brushed alpaca and mulberry silk

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gauge

17 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
140 m
weight / skein
25 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (126)

see all 126 patterns →

substitutes (13)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

SURI ALPACA

LangYarnsWorsted100% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 25 g

→ Denser per gram. 16 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Silk Mohair

PicklesSport · Aranest.70% mohair, 30% silk

matching
gauge
16 sts (-1)
needle
4 mm
skein
200 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. 16 sts instead of 17, on a 4 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]

Silky Kid RMS

KremkeLace72% mohair, 28% silk

matching
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
210 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. 18 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

MARLED Silky Kid

KremkeLace75% mohair, 25% silk

matching
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
210 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. 18 sts instead of 17 — 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
DROPS
name
Brushed Alpaca Silk
weight group
Aran · Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
aran / worsted
ply
10
fibres
77% alpaca, 23% silk
skein
140 m / 25 g
gauge
17 sts/22 rows @ 5 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat
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.