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Concept by Katia ALPACA SILVER

Concept by Katia

ALPACA SILVER

73% alpaca20% polyamide7% polyester

Fingering

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gauge

28 sts × 19 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
25 g
needle
4 mm

substitutes (111)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.

The Merry Merino 220 GOTS

KremkeFingering100% wool

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
220 m / 50 g

→ Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

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

Lana Cotton 212

HjertegarnFingering50% cotton, 50% wool

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
212 m / 50 g

→ Inelastic plant fibre instead of drapey fibre: no stretch and a heavier hang — ribbing will not spring back and the garment will grow.

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

Pure Silk

Knitting for OliveFingering100% silk

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
250 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 4 mm.

Sunday

Sandnes GarnFingering100% wool

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
235 m / 50 g

→ Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 4 mm.

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

MERINO BEBE

LangYarnsFingering100% wool

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
203 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric.

patterns matching this yarn (135)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
ALPACA SILVER
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
73% superfine alpaca, 20% polyamide, 7% polyester
skein
120 m / 25 g
gauge
28 sts/19 rows @ 4 mm
care
Handwashable / Do not bleach / Do not machine dry / Dry cleanable / Lay flat to dry / Low iron 110ºC
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.