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Concept by Katia ALPACOLOR

Concept by Katia

ALPACOLOR

70% alpaca30% polyamide

Fingering

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gauge

28 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
125 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3.5 mm

substitutes (94)

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

COTTON - CAMEL

Concept by KatiaFingering60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% camel

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
130 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.

[same brand]

COTTON-YAK

Concept by KatiaFingering60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% yak

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
130 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.

[same brand]
workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3 mm rather than 3.5 mm.

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

SOFT GRATTÉ

KatiaFingering80% acrylic, 20% polyamide

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. Synthetic instead of drapey fibre: less breathability and no blocking give.

VERSAILLES

Concept by KatiaFingering97% viscose, 2% polyester, 1% polyamide

workable
gauge
28 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (24)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
ALPACOLOR
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
70% superfine alpaca, 30% polyamide
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
28 sts/22 rows @ 3.5 mm
care
Machine washable at 30ºC Wool Cycle / 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.