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Concept by Katia ESSENTIAL ALPACA

Concept by Katia

ESSENTIAL ALPACA

superwash

70% alpaca30% merino

SportDK

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gauge

24 sts × 17 rows / 10 cm on 4.5 mm

spec

length / skein
80 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (173)

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substitutes (13)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

MERINO SPORT

Concept by KatiaWorsted100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
80 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

[same brand]

Pop Merino

HipKnitShopDKest.100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

Honey Alpaca

Majo GarnSport100% alpaca

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 4.5 mm.

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

ALPAGA

FontySport · DK100% alpaca

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
130 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

Kambgarn

ÍstexSport · DKest.100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
ESSENTIAL ALPACA
weight group
Sport · DK (our estimate)
group source
measured_ambiguous
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
70% superfine alpaca, 30% merino
skein
80 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/17 rows @ 4.5 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
yes
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.