Yarn
Yarn in this section spans cotton, acrylic, merino and mohair with silk. DMC, Pro Lana, Schachenmayr, Symfonie Yarns and Rowan show how widely fibre mixtures and ball sizes differ.
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DMC Knitty 4 contains 100 % acrylic, with 140 m in a 50 g ball and recommended needles of 4 mm. The substitution guide covers this line. Pro Lana Basic Cotton has 125 m per 50 g; its composition is 100 % cotton, with needles of 3–3.5 mm. The substitution guide covers this line.
Schachenmayr Catania contains 100 % cotton, with 125 m in a 50 g ball and recommended needles of 2.5–3.5 mm. Symfonie Yarns Viva has 220 m per 100 g; its composition is 100 % merino, with needles of 3.25–4 mm.
Rowan Kidsilk Haze contains 70 % mohair, 30 % silk, with 210 m in a 25 g ball and recommended needles of 3.25–5 mm.
Which of these yarns are pure cotton?
Pro Lana Basic Cotton and Schachenmayr Catania both contain 100 % cotton and have 125 m per 50 g.
Which line comes in a lighter ball?
Rowan Kidsilk Haze has 210 m per 25 g. Its composition is 70 % mohair and 30 % silk.
- Size
- 4 mm
- Yardage
- approx. 140 m
- Material
- 100% polyacrylic
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€45.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Chunky
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 50 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Needles
- 8–9 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€79.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 180 m
- Material
- 100% Cotton
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€59.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 50 m
- Material
- 100% Wool
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€70.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 200 m
- Composition
- 76% wool, 20% polyamide, 4% viscose
- Needles
- 4 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€89.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 210 m
- Composition
- 75% wool, 25% polyamide
- Needles
- 2–3 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€110.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 400 m
- Composition
- 80% wool / 20% Ramie
- Needles
- 2.5–3 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€119.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 100 m
- Material
- 100% Polyester
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€77.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Super Chunky
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 250 g · approx. 65 m
- Composition
- 80% cotton / 20% Polyester
- Needles
- 3 mm
Content: 0.25 Kilogram (€27.80 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 25 g · 100 m
- Composition
- 100% alpaca
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€544.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Super Chunky
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 250 g · approx. 40 m
- Composition
- 80% cotton / 20% Polyester
- Needles
- 5 mm
Content: 0.25 Kilogram (€28.20 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 240 m
- Material
- 100% Cotton
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€59.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 130 m
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€50.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 240 m
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€198.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 333 m
- Material
- 100% Cotton
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€75.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 4–4.5 mm
- Yardage
- approx. 160 m
- Material
- 83% cotton, 12% polyamide, 5% polyester
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€79.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Super Chunky
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 200 g · approx. 80 m
- Composition
- 100% Polyester
- Needles
- 8 mm
Content: 0.2 Kilogram (€74.75 / 1 Kilogram)
- Sales unit
- 100 g
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€117.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 3–4 mm
- Yardage
- approx. 375 m
- Material
- 75% wool, 25% polyamide
- Sales unit
- 150 g
Content: 0.15 Kilogram (€93.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 160 m
- Material
- 59% Cotton, 28% Acrylic, 10% Nylon, 3% Metallic
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€136.40 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 420 m
- Composition
- 75% wool, 25% polyamide
- Needles
- 3–3.5 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€75.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 60 m
- Material
- 100% Polyester
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€72.80 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Lace
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 25 g · approx. 210 m
- Composition
- 70% mohair, 30% silk
- Needles
- 3.5–4.5 mm
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€358.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- 75 m
- Material
- 50% Yak, 50% Silk
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€404.20 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 95 m
- Material
- 90% Cotton, 10% Acrylic
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€65.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 420 m
- Composition
- 75% wool, 25% polyamide
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€97.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 235 m
- Composition
- 100% polyacrylic
- Needles
- 4 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€52.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yardage
- approx. 433 m
- Material
- 100% Cotton
- Sales unit
- 50 g
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€75.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 200 m
- Composition
- 65% cotton / 35% wool
- Needles
- 3.5–4.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€197.00 / 1 Kilogram)
