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Sandnes Garn Mini Alpakka

Sandnes Garn

Mini Alpakka

100% alpaca

Fingering

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gauge

27 sts / 10 cm on 3 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
150 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3 mm

substitutes (6)

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

Soft Alpaca

HobbiiFingering100% alpaca

close match
gauge
27 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
close match
gauge
28 sts (+1)
needle
3 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

28 sts instead of 27 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

BABY ALPACA

LangYarnsSport100% alpaca

close match
gauge
26 sts (-1)
needle
3 mm
skein
170 m / 50 g

26 sts instead of 27 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

BALAYAGE

PascualiFingering80% alpaca, 20% wool

close match
gauge
28 sts (+1)
needle
3.25 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

Thinner per gram. 28 sts instead of 27 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

VILJA

FilcolanaSport100% alpaca

close match
gauge
26 sts (-1)
needle
2.5 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

26 sts instead of 27, on a 2.5 mm needle rather than 3 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

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pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (84)

full specification
brand
Sandnes Garn
name
Mini Alpakka
weight group
Fingering
group source
measured
ball band
ply
fibres
100% alpaca
skein
150 m / 50 g
gauge
27 sts @ 3 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.