Yarns / Berroco / Summer Sesame
Summer Sesame
A DK yarn, 47% Cotton, 44% Acrylic, 9% Nylon, 295 yd (270 m) per 100 g ball.
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Berroco · Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool · Also at Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 295 yd · 270 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 295 yd · 270 m |
| Fiber | 47% Cotton, 44% Acrylic, 9% Nylon |
| Gauge | 5–5.25 stitches per inch on 4–4.5 mm (US 6–7) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Summer Sesame.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,950 yd. The 12 closest of 84. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Cotton Camouflage Rico | 45% acrylic; 44% cotton; 15% polyamide | 5 balls of 634 yd | |
| Acacia Hobbii | 51% Acrylic, 49% Cotton | 10 balls of 301 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Acacia Print Hobbii | 51% Acrylic, 49% Cotton | 10 balls of 301 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Simply Denim DK King Cole | 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic | 10 balls of 306 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Stories Sirdar | Acrylic, Cotton | 20 balls of 153 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Baby Cotton Soft (DK) Rico | 50% Cotton 50% Acrylic | 22 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Wool Warehouse |
| Creative Lazy Hazy Summer Cotton DK Rico | 46% acrylic, 49% cotton, 5% polyester | 19 balls of 159 yd | |
| Cotton Mix DK Paintbox Yarns | 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic | 12 balls of 268 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Cotton Breeze Red Heart | 60% acrylic 40% cotton | 7 balls of 481 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Cotton Top DK King Cole | 78% Acrylic, 22% Cotton | 11 balls of 284 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Creative Fluffily DK Rico | 40% Cotton, 30% Polyester, 20% Acrylic, 10% Wool | 7 balls of 459 yd | |
| Beaches DK King Cole | Acrylic, Polyamide | 11 balls of 279 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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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.