Tweed Yarn Suggestions for Ballybrae Fingerless Gloves

I knit my first pair of Ballybrae Fingerless Gloves with Paton Ballybrae, a rough, but visually stunning yarn. This yarn has long since been discontinued. And I've knit subsequent gloves with Cascade 220. Cascade 220 is great substitution (nice feel, good price, abundant skeins), but this yarn is not a tweed.

If you are looking for a lovely tweed for your next pair of Ballybrae Fingerless Gloves, I suggest the following yarns:

• Rowan Scottish Tweed DK. 100% Wool. 20 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need four balls of yarn (50 grams and 123 yards each) and will have left-over yarn. Work pattern as written.

• Tahki/Stacy Charles Tweedy Alpaca. 15 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need five to six balls of yarn (50 grams and 81 yards each). This yarn will make thick gloves, and you will need to reduce palm rows. Suggestions for pattern: cast-on 80, complete 36 rows before thumb hole. You will need more yarn if you want to make the gloves longer/bigger.

• Tahki Yarns Donegal Tweed. 100% Wool. 18 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need three balls of yarn (100 grams and 183 yards each) and will have a good deal of left-over yarn. Work pattern as written.

• Berroco Blackstone Tweed. 65% Wool/25% Superkid Mohair/10% Angora Rabbit Hair. 18 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need four balls of yarn (50 grams and 130 yards each) and will have left-over yarn. Work pattern as written.

• Plymouth Paca Tweed. 50% Alpaca/ 40% Merino Wool/10% Donegal. 18 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need three balls of yarn (100 grams and 191 yards each) and will have a good deal of left-over yarn. Work pattern as written.

• Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran. 85% Wool/15% Angora. 18 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need five balls of yarn (50 grams and 97 yards each) and will have left-over yarn. Work pattern as written.

• Alpaca with a Twist Highlander. 45% Baby Alpaca/ 45% Merino Wool/8% Microfiber/2% Viscose. 16 stitches per 4 inches. You'll need three balls of yarn (100 grams and 145 yards each) and will some left-over yarn. This yarn will make thick gloves, and you will need to reduce palm rows. Suggestions for pattern: cast-on 80, complete 36 rows before thumb hole. You will need more yarn if you want to make the gloves longer/bigger.