Blue Sky Fibers · Sport weight · 220 yds per 100 g
Baby Alpaca substitutes
Blue Sky Fibers Baby Alpaca is a Sport-weight 100% baby alpaca yarn with a smooth finish, 110 yds (101 m) per 50 g. These yarns are the closest candidates in the shop, ranked by weight, length per 100 g, fibre, texture and available label tension. These are not swatch-verified replacements.
Side by side
| Yarn | Weight | Yds / 100 g | Fiber | Needle | To replace 10 balls | How it compares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Fibers Baby Alpaca | Sport | 220 | 100% Baby Alpaca | US 5 | 10 balls | The original |
| Knit Picks Andean Treasure DK | DK | 220 | 100% Baby Alpaca | US 3 - 5 | 10 balls | 0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: baby, alpaca · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Baa Ram Ewe Skipper | Sport | 240 | 100% British Wool | US 3 - 5 | 5 skeins | Same Sport weight · 9% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Baa Ram Ewe Woodnote DK | DK | 223 | 34% Blue Faced Leicester, 33% Masham, 33% Merino | US 3 - 5 | 5 skeins | 1% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Sandnes Garn Double Sunday | DK | 236 | 100% Merino Wool | – | 10 balls | 7% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Madelinetosh Tosh DK | DK | 204 | 100% merino wool | US 6-7 | 5 skeins | 7% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Symfonie Viva | DK | 241 | 100% Superwash Extra Fine Merino DK | US 3-5 | 5 skeins | 9% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of Baby Alpaca (1,100 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.
Candidates to compare
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Knit Picks
Andean Treasure DK
DK · 110 yds / 50 g
+40% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: baby, alpaca · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Baa Ram Ewe
Skipper
Sport · 240 yds / 100 g
+4Same Sport weight · 9% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Editor's pickBaa Ram Ewe
Woodnote DK
DK · 223 yds / 100 g
+41% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Sandnes Garn
Double Sunday
DK · 118 yds / 50 g
+47% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Madelinetosh
Tosh DK
DK · 228 yds / 112 g
+47% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Symfonie
Viva
DK · 241 yds / 100 g
+49% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Before you swap
- Match the length per 100 g, not just the label. Two yarns sold as Sport can differ by a fifth in thickness. Compare yards per 100 g, or weigh a length with the yarn weight calculator.
- Make a tension square (gauge swatch). A close match on paper still needs to hit your pattern's stitches per 10 cm (or per 4 inches) after washing before you cast on.
- Buy by total length. Multiply the balls your pattern asks for by their length, then divide by the new yarn's length per ball.
- Mind the fiber. Cotton and linen have no spring, mohair hides stitch detail, and tweeds and woolen-spun yarns bloom after washing. See the yarn guides by weight and fiber.
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