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Isager Alpaca 2

Isager

Alpaca 2

50% alpaca50% wool

Certifications and claims as stated by each brand.

Fingering

two-ply, alpaca from Peru and wool from South America (mulesing-free), spun/dyed in Peru, fingering weight

↗ more info on Isager

gauge

26 sts × 30 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (475)

see all 475 patterns →

substitutes (70)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

TYND LAMAULD

CaMaRoseFingering50% llama, 50% wool

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
220 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

Sarah by Permin

PerminSportest.50% merino, 50% wool

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
270 m / 50 g

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

Dansk Pelsuld 8/2

Hjelholts UldspinderiSportest.wool, merino

matching
gauge
25 sts (-1)
needle
3 mm
skein
400 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 25 sts instead of 26 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Tumi

Rauma GarnSportest.50% wool, 50% alpaca

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
130 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

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

Bliss

PicklesSportest.40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% mohair

matching
gauge
26 sts (same)
needle
2.5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: 20% haloed mohair-type that Alpaca 2 doesn't have. Reaches this gauge on 2.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

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

held together

with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

full specification
brand
Isager
name
Alpaca 2
weight group
Fingering
group source
brand
ball band
fingering weight
ply
—
fibres
50% alpaca, 50% wool
skein
250 m / 50 g
gauge
26 sts/30 rows @ 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.