McIntosh · Lace weight · 918 yds per 100 g

ffluff substitutes

McIntosh ffluff is a Lace-weight 75% baby suri alpaca, 25% grade a mulberry silk yarn with a soft halo finish, 459 yds (420 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
McIntosh ffluff	Lace	918	75% Baby Suri Alpaca, 25% Grade A Mulberry Silk	US 3-8	10 balls	The original
Schoppel Silky Cat	Lace	876	70% SuperKid Mohair, 30% Silk	US 8	21 balls	Same Lace weight · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Label tension ranges overlap · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care.
Malabrigo Mohair	Lace	916	72% Mohair, 28% Silk	US 3-8	21 balls	Same Lace weight · 0% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Kidsilk Haze	Lace	916	70% Mohair, 30% Silk	US 3-8	21 balls	Same Lace weight · 0% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair	Lace	924	57% Mohair, 28% Silk, 15% Wool	US 2.5-8	20 balls	Same Lace weight · 1% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns Mohair Luxe	Lace	764	77% Superkid Mohair, 23% Silk	US 2.5-4	25 balls	Same Lace weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Label tension ranges overlap · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care.
Knit Picks Aloft Super Kid Mohair	Lace	1040	72% Super Kid Mohair, 28% Silk	–	18 balls	Same Lace weight · 13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of ffluff (4,590 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Schoppel

Silky Cat

Lace · 219 yds / 25 g

$13

Same Lace weight · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Label tension ranges overlap · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care.

Malabrigo

Mohair

Lace · 229 yds / 25 g

$15.50

Same Lace weight · 0% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Kidsilk Haze

Lace · 229 yds / 25 g

$21

Same Lace weight · 0% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Sandnes Garn

Tynn Silk Mohair

Lace · 231 yds / 25 g

$16

Same Lace weight · 1% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Mohair Luxe

Lace · 191 yds / 25 g

$17

Same Lace weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · Label tension ranges overlap · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care.

Knit Picks

Aloft Super Kid Mohair

Lace · 260 yds / 25 g

$13.99

Same Lace weight · 13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: silk · 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 Lace 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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