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.
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · 420 m
- Composition
- 75% wool, 25% polyamide
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€82.10 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 125 m
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Needles
- 3–3.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€60.40 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 115 m
- Composition
- 100% cotton
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€119.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Lace
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 25 g · approx. 210 m
- Composition
- 70% mohair, 30% silk
- Needles
- 3–4 mm
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€550.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 4 mm
- Yardage
- 150 m
- Material
- 70% Alpaca, 30% Wool
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€260.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Lace
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 25 g · approx. 250 m
- Composition
- 68% alpaca, 32% polyamide
- Needles
- 3.5–4 mm
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€290.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Aran
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 110 m
- Composition
- 100% Polyester
- Needles
- 4–5 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€49.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 4 mm
- Yardage
- 180 m
- Material
- 100% wool
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€169.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · 250 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€289.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Aran
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · 100 m
- Composition
- 90% organic wool, 10% viscose
- Needles
- 4.5–5.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€138.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 175 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Needles
- 3.5–4 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€150.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 3 mm
- Material
- 96% cotton, 4% polyester
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€149.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 125 m
- Composition
- 85% cotton, 15% cashmere
- Needles
- 4 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€224.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 160 m
- Composition
- 50% cotton, 50% polyacrylic
- Needles
- 3.25 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€65.60 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 155 m
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Needles
- 3–3.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€92.80 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 4 mm
- Yardage
- 150 m
- Material
- 70% Alpaca, 30% Merino
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€229.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 315 m
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Needles
- 3–4 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€109.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 150 m
- Composition
- Blend
- Needles
- 5.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€290.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 250 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Needles
- 3–4 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€149.50 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · 300 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Needles
- 2.8–4.0 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€145.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 145 m
- Composition
- 50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% polyamide
- Needles
- 3–3.5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€118.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 175 m
- Composition
- 50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose
- Needles
- 3.5–4 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€276.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Lace
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 25 g · 210 m
- Composition
- 65% mohair, 35% cotton
- Needles
- 3.5–5 mm
Content: 0.025 Kilogram (€380.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Chunky
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 100 m
- Composition
- 100% Polyester
- Needles
- 6–7 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€59.90 / 1 Kilogram)
- Size
- 2 mm
- Yardage
- 420 m
- Material
- 75% Wool, 25% Nylon
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€105.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 225 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Needles
- 4 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€230.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 75 m
- Composition
- 57% wool, 33% acrylic, 10% cashmere
- Needles
- 4.5–5 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€155.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 300 g · approx. 860 m
- Composition
- 100% polyacrylic
- Needles
- 4.5–5 mm
Content: 0.3 Kilogram (€31.67 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- DK
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 135 m
- Composition
- 76% cotton / 15% Yak / 9% Nylon
- Needles
- 4 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€236.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 100 g · approx. 400 m
- Composition
- 75% wool / 25% Nylon
- Needles
- 3.25 mm
Content: 0.1 Kilogram (€110.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Sport
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 150 m
- Composition
- 67% wool, 17% alpaca, 16% polyamide
- Needles
- 6 mm
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€208.00 / 1 Kilogram)
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Yardage · Ball weight
- 50 g · approx. 250 m
- Composition
- 100% wool
Content: 0.05 Kilogram (€99.20 / 1 Kilogram)