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Light and airy alpaca cotton blend yarn

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gauge

18 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5.5 mm

spec

length / skein
140 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5.5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (557)

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substitutes (67)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiWorsted100% cashmere

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
75 m / 25 g

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

BABY CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiWorsted100% cashmere

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
75 m / 25 g

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

WOOLIA

Gepard GarnAran100% merino

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
132 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

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

Merino Yak

Laines du NordWorsted70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yak

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 5.5 mm.

YAK

LangYarnsWorsted70% merino, 30% yak

matching
gauge
18 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

full specification
brand
Lana Grossa
name
Alpaca Air II
weight group
Aran (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
50% alpaca, 27% polyamide, 14% cotton, 9% merino
skein
140 m / 50 g
gauge
18 sts/22 rows @ 5.5 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.