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Isager Alpaca 3

Isager

Alpaca 3

ball band: "worsted weight"

50% alpaca50% wool

Aran

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

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gauge

16 sts × 20 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
250 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
5 mm

substitutes (8)

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

Puno

Rauma Garn68% alpaca, 10% wool, 22% polyamide

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
110 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][weight group not set]

Puno Fine

Majo Garn39% alpaca, 7% wool, 54% cotton

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

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

MY JOY

Gepard Garn55% alpaca, 10% wool, 35% cotton

close match
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
110 m / 50 g

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

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

Alpaca Bouclé

DROPSAran80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide

close match
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

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

Alta Moda Alpaca

Lana GrossaAran90% alpaca, 5% wool, 5% polyamide

close match
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

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

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pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (122)

full specification
brand
Isager
name
Alpaca 3
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
worsted weight
ply
—
fibres
50% alpaca, 50% wool
skein
250 m / 100 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.