Rowan · Lace weight · 874 yds per 100 g

Fine Lace substitutes

Rowan Fine Lace is a Lace-weight 80% alpaca, 20% wool yarn with a smooth finish, 437 yds (400 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
Rowan Fine Lace	Lace	874	80% Alpaca, 20% Wool	US 0-6	10 balls	The original
Schoppel Lace Ball 100	Lace	875	100% Virgin Wool	US 6-8	5 skeins	Same Lace weight · 0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Luminance Lace	Lace	878	100% Mulberry Silk	–	10 balls	Same Lace weight · 1% more metres per 100 g · 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	19 balls	Same Lace weight · 6% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Schoppel Silky Cat	Lace	876	70% SuperKid Mohair, 30% Silk	US 8	20 balls	Same Lace weight · 0% more metres per 100 g · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
McIntosh ffluff	Lace	918	75% Baby Suri Alpaca, 25% Grade A Mulberry Silk	US 3-8	10 balls	Same Lace weight · 5% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Malabrigo Mohair	Lace	916	72% Mohair, 28% Silk	US 3-8	20 balls	Same Lace weight · 5% more metres per 100 g · 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 Fine Lace (4,370 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Schoppel

Lace Ball 100

Lace · 875 yds / 100 g

$19

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

Knit Picks

Luminance Lace

Lace · 439 yds / 50 g

$16.99

Same Lace weight · 1% more metres per 100 g · 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 · 6% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Schoppel

Silky Cat

Lace · 219 yds / 25 g

$13

Same Lace weight · 0% more metres per 100 g · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

McIntosh

ffluff

Lace · 459 yds / 50 g

$29

Same Lace weight · 5% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Malabrigo

Mohair

Lace · 229 yds / 25 g

$15.50

Same Lace weight · 5% more metres per 100 g · Surface texture differs. · 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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