Lana Grossa

Alta Moda Alpaca

Name: Lana Grossa Alta Moda Alpaca
Brand: Lana Grossa

90% alpaca 5% wool 5% polyamide

Aran

Exclusive alpaca classic in chain structure

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gauge

17 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein: 140 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 5 mm

substitutes (12)

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

Alpaca Bouclé

DROPSAran80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 140 m / 50 g

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

Air

DROPSAran65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 150 m / 50 g

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

Divina

HobbiiAran65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 150 m / 50 g

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

LUMA

LangYarnsAran73% silk, 19% alpaca, 8% wool

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 4.5 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 5 mm.

Alpaca 3

IsagerAran50% alpaca, 50% wool

close match

gauge: 16 sts (-1)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 250 m / 100 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (106)

full specification

brand: Lana Grossa
name: Alta Moda Alpaca
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: —
ply: —
fibres: 90% alpaca, 5% merino wool, 5% polyamide
skein: 140 m / 50 g
gauge: 17 sts/22 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.