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Softee Chunky (400 g ball)
A super bulky yarn, 100% acrylic, 431 yd (394 m) per 400 g ball.
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Discontinued. The brand no longer makes it. The yarns below can stand in for it.
| Weight | Super Bulky, 6 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 431 yd · 394 m |
| Ball weight | 400 g |
| Length per 100 g | 108 yd · 99 m |
| Fiber | 100% acrylic |
| Needle | 8 mm (US 11) |
| Hook | 8 mm (US L-11) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 11 listed |
| Source | yarnspirations.com |
Colors
Brass, Dark Green, Natural, GM Black, True Gray, Gray Heather, Gray Ragg, Faded Denim, Teal, Gray Rose, White
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Softee Chunky (400 g ball).
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 4,310 yd. The 12 closest of 16. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softee Chunky Twist Bernat | 100% acrylic | 14 balls of 316 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Slice of Anniversary Cake Caron | 100% acrylic | 16 balls of 285 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Hometown Lion Brand Yarn | 100% Acrylic *(Tweeds are 94% Acrylic, 6% Rayon) | 54 balls of 81 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| All Day Wool Caron | 80% acrylic, 20% wool | 40 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) | 41 balls of 106 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Essentials Super Super Chunky Rico | 50% virgin wool, 50% acrylic | 44 balls of 98 yd | |
| Bestie Berroco | 33% Wool, 35% Polyamide (Nylon), 30% Viscose | 80 balls of 54 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Knit's Recycled Wendy | 98% Polyester, 2% Viscose | 43 balls of 101 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Essentials Super Neon Super Chunky Rico | 50% wool, 50% polyamide | 44 balls of 98 yd | |
| Anniversary Cakes (1,061 yd ball) Discontinued Caron | 100% acrylic | 5 balls of 1,061 yd | |
| Anniversary Cakes Yarn Special Edition Discontinued Caron | 100% acrylic | 5 balls of 1,061 yd | |
| Chunky Cakes Discontinued Caron | 100% acrylic | 15 balls of 297 yd |
See all 16 in the yarn substitutes tool
How these are chosen
- 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.