Yarns / Bernat / Big Ball Chunky

Big Ball Chunky

A super bulky yarn, 100% acrylic, 642 yd (587 m) per 400 g ball.

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Discontinued. The brand no longer makes it. The yarns below can stand in for it.

Colors

True Gray, Magenta

Your pattern uses 10 balls of Big Ball Chunky.

Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.

Same length: 6,420 yd. Buy one extra ball to be safe.

Yarn	Fiber	You need	Shop
Hometown Lion Brand Yarn	100% Acrylic *(Tweeds are 94% Acrylic, 6% Rayon)	80 balls of 81 yd	Buy at LoveCrafts
All Day Wool Caron	80% acrylic, 20% wool	60 balls of 108 yd	Buy at Yarnspirations
Wool Ease Thick & Quick Lion Brand Yarn	80% Acrylic, 20% Wool *(Sparkle colors are 79% Acrylic, 20% Wool, 1% Polyester)	61 balls of 106 yd	Buy at LoveCrafts
Baby Blanket (72 yd ball) Discontinued Bernat	100% polyester	91 balls of 72 yd

Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
Length per 100 g within 10% of this yarn's, when both list a ball weight.
Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.

Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.