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Concept by Katia SILK ALPACA

Concept by Katia

SILK ALPACA

74% alpaca26% silk

Lace

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gauge

33 sts × 25 rows / 10 cm on 3.5 mm

spec

length / skein
150 m
weight / skein
25 g
needle
3.5 mm

substitutes (22)

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

CASHMINA

Concept by KatiaFingering68% wool, 22% polyamide, 10% cashmere

workable
gauge
32 sts (-1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
290 m / 50 g

Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. 32 sts instead of 33 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

SILKY LACE

Concept by KatiaLace80% wool, 20% silk

workable
gauge
34 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
260 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. Springy wool instead of drapey fibre: more spring and memory — expect a bouncier fabric. 34 sts instead of 33 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

SILKY MOHAIR

Concept by KatiaLace58% mohair, 20% wool, 11% silk, 11% viscose

workable
gauge
34 sts (+1)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
200 m / 25 g

Thinner per gram. Haloed mohair-type instead of drapey fibre: a halo that fills in the fabric — it will look denser. 34 sts instead of 33 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

[same brand]

Baby alpaca

BC GarnFingering100% alpaca

workable
gauge
31 sts (-2)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
250 m / 50 g

Denser per gram. 31 sts instead of 33 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

GALAXY

KatiaLace65% polyester, 35% metalized polyester

workable
gauge
34 sts (+1)
needle
3 mm
skein
125 m / 25 g

Denser per gram. Synthetic instead of drapey fibre: less breathability and no blocking give. 34 sts instead of 33, on a 3 mm needle rather than 3.5 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

patterns matching this yarn (15)

full specification
brand
Concept by Katia
name
SILK ALPACA
weight group
Lace
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
74% superfine alpaca, 26% silk
skein
150 m / 25 g
gauge
33 sts/25 rows @ 3.5 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.