Lang Yarns · Worsted weight · 436 yds per 100 g

Suri Alpaca substitutes

Lang Yarns Suri Alpaca is a Worsted-weight 100% suri alpaca yarn with a smooth finish, 109 yds (100 m) per 25 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
Lang Yarns Suri Alpaca	Worsted	436	100% Suri Alpaca	US 7-8	10 balls	The original
Rowan Felted Tweed	DK	382	50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca	US 5-6	6 balls	13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of Suri Alpaca (1,090 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Rowan

Felted Tweed

DK · 191 yds / 50 g

$17.85

13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Yak

Worsted · 131 yds / 50 g

$20

Also Worsted weight

Malabrigo

Rios

Worsted · 210 yds / 100 g

$22.25

Also Worsted weight

Cowgirl Blues

Fluffy Mohair

Worsted · 220 yds / 100 g

$38

Also Worsted weight

Before you swap

Match the length per 100 g, not just the label. Two yarns sold as Worsted 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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