Berroco Mercado Yarn
4 colors in stock
Mercado Yarn from Berroco is an aran weight 100% Peruvian highland wool. This 2-ply yarn has beautiful stitch definition and knits up nicely into warm winter garments or accessories.
- Weight
- Worsted / Aran
- Fiber
- 100% Peruvian Highland Wool
- Skein
- 100g
- Yardage
- 164yds
- Needle size
- US 9 - 10
- Gauge
- 3.75 – 4 sts per 1”
- Care
- Hand wash in cold water. Lay flat to dry
- Made in
- Peru
- Colors
- 4 available
4 colors of Berroco Mercado Yarn
How much Mercado Yarn do I need?
Substitutes for Berroco Mercado Yarn
Yarns at the same weight with a similar fibre and a similar yardage per gram, so a pattern written for Mercado Yarn knits to gauge in them. Swatch first — every yarn drapes its own way.
Kureyon Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Worsted Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Ito Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Homestead Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Nature Spun Worsted Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Soft Donegal Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Woolstok Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
Bluefaced Leicester Yarn
Same Worsted / Aran weight, both wool, both untreated, so both hand-wash and both felt.
More from Berroco
Berroco is one of the oldest yarn companies in New England, and Ultra Alpaca is the line that made its reputation: half alpaca, half wool, at worsted weight, with a heathered palette that suits cables and colourwork alike. Ultra Alpaca Natural is the undyed edition. Around it we carry Remix Light, a recycled-fibre DK; Aerial, a mohair-silk laceweight for holding double; Mercado, a plain Peruvian highland wool; and the chunky superwash merino Wizard.
Ultra Alpaca Yarn
Remix Light Yarn
Aerial Yarn
