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I-cord spun yarn, same origin as Alpaca 2, worsted weight

↗ more info on Isager

gauge

16 sts × 20 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (423)

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substitutes (105)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Håndværksgarn

Hjelholts UldspinderiAranest.wool, merino

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
200 m / 100 g

→ Denser per gram. 17 sts instead of 16 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

LAMAULD

CaMaRoseAran50% llama, 50% wool

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 17 sts instead of 16 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

LAMATWEED

CaMaRoseAran40% llama, 40% wool, 20% viscose

matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
100 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Different blend: 20% summer fibre that Alpaca 3 doesn't have. 17 sts instead of 16 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

FOG

Gabo WoolWorsted · Aran44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Drapey fibre instead of springy wool: more drape and less memory — the garment will hang longer and softer. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 5 mm.

held together

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

full specification
brand
Isager
name
Alpaca 3
weight group
Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
worsted weight
ply
—
fibres
50% alpaca, 50% wool
skein
125 m / 50 g
gauge
16 sts/20 rows @ 5 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.