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Rowan

Alpaca Classic

Fine alpaca fibers in a cotton mesh: light, with a soft halo, for Fair Isle, lace and light garments.

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Details

3 · DK
Fiber content
57% alpaca, 43% cotton
120 m per 25 g · 480 m / 100 g
Suggested
23 sts × 31 rows over 10 cm
Needles
3.75 mm
Care
Hand wash, Dry clean, Dry flat

Colorways · 34

  • Feather Grey Melange101
  • Charcoal Melange102
  • Peacock107
  • Noir103
  • Verdigris108
  • Eclipse104
  • Deep Teal109
  • Foliage Green110
  • Blue Haze106
  • Green Moss111
  • Sierra Melange117
  • Sun Valley113
  • Golden Girl114
  • Copper Clay119
  • Snowflake White115
  • Soft Satin116
  • Vermilion120
  • Dahlia121
  • Purple Rain123
  • Berry Sorbet125
  • Dusk130
  • Salmon128
  • Hyacinth129
  • Champagne127
  • Ice Blue131
  • Elephant Grey Melange132
  • Forest133
  • Silver134
  • Toffee135
  • Coastal Melange105
  • Willow112
  • Cinnamon118
  • Dark Burgundy122
  • Pink Lips124

What to knit with Alpaca Classic

Rough amounts for an average adult size. The designer opens with this yarn and its suggested gauge, then calculates the exact yardage for your measurements.

Held double (), it knits like a Worsted / Aran yarn: about 16.5 stitches per 10 cm.

Similar yarns

Same suggested , within 2 stitches per 10 cm, and similar . Knit a swatch before substituting one yarn for another: drape and look can change.