- gauge
- 23 sts (+1)
- needle
- 3 mm
- skein
- 195 m / 50 g
→ Thinner per gram. 23 sts instead of 22, on a 3 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
Sandnes Garn
Alpakka Ull
Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.
gauge
22 sts / 10 cm on 3.5 mm
no row gauge on record
spec
- length / skein
- 100 m
- weight / skein
- 50 g
- needle
- 3.5 mm
patterns matching this yarn (462)
Sweater No. 18
My Favourite Things Knitwear
used in this pattern
Deima's balaclava
Deima Knitwear
used in this pattern
Ember Cardigan
Sandnes Garn
used in this pattern
The Classic Smocking Cardigan
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Sophie Shawl
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Zipper Slipover
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Dinosaurtrøje
Spektakelstrik
used in this pattern
Little Brother's Romper
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Carl's Cardigan
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Sophie Hood
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Weekend Headband
PetiteKnit
used in this pattern
Nilo Jacket Junior
Sandnes Garn
close gauge match
substitutes (49)
Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.
- gauge
- 22 sts (same)
- needle
- 4 mm
- skein
- 192 m / 100 g
→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Alpakka Ull has 35%. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 3.5 mm.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
Merinoull
Sandnes GarnDK100% merino
- gauge
- 22 sts (same)
- needle
- 3.5 mm
- skein
- 105 m / 50 g
→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Alpakka Ull has 35%.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][same brand]
FINE MERINO WOOL
Gabo WoolWorsted · Aran100% merino
- gauge
- 22 sts (same)
- needle
- 5 mm
- skein
- 105 m / 50 g
→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Alpakka Ull has 35%. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 3.5 mm.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
Alpakka
Sandnes GarnDK100% alpaca
- gauge
- 22 sts (same)
- needle
- 3.5 mm
- skein
- 110 m / 50 g
→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Alpakka Ull has 35%.
[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][same brand]
held together
with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches
- Alpakka UllSandnes Garn65% alpaca, 35% wool
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Ember Cardigan
19.5 sts / 10 cm used in 1 pattern · including Deima's balaclava
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Dinosaurtrøje
15 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Zipper Slipover
15 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 18
16 sts / 10 cm
full specification
- brand
- Sandnes Garn
- name
- Alpakka Ull
- weight group
- Worsted
- group source
- brand
- ball band
- Worsted
- ply
- —
- fibres
- 65% alpaca, 35% wool
- skein
- 100 m / 50 g
- gauge
- 22 sts @ 3.5 mm; 19 sts @ 5 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.