Lang Yarns · Worsted weight · 262 yds per 100 g

Yak substitutes

Lang Yarns Yak is a Worsted-weight 70% virgin extrafine merino wool and 30% yak yarn with a smooth finish, 131 yds (120 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
Lang Yarns Yak	Worsted	262	70% Virgin Extrafine Merino Wool and 30% Yak	US 7-8	10 balls	The original
Woolfolk Far	Worsted	284	100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino Wool	US 8	10 balls	Same Worsted weight · 8% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok	Worsted	246	100% Fine Highland Wool	US 6-11	11 balls	Same Worsted weight · 6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Alpaca Soft DK	DK	272	70% Virgin Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	10 balls	4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: virgin, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Gloss DK	DK	246	70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk	US 5 - 6	11 balls	6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Capra DK	DK	246	85% Fine Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere	US 5 - 7	11 balls	6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Moordale	Aran	251	70% Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	6 skeins	4% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of Yak (1,310 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Woolfolk

Far

Worsted · 142 yds / 50 g

$22

Same Worsted weight · 8% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Blue Sky Fibers

Woolstok

Worsted · 123 yds / 50 g

$10.50

Same Worsted weight · 6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Alpaca Soft DK

DK · 136 yds / 50 g

$17.85

4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: virgin, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Gloss DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$10.99

6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Capra DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$13.99

6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: merino, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Moordale

Aran · 251 yds / 100 g

$34.65

4% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 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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