Vintage DK
A DK yarn, 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon, 290 yd (265 m) per 100 g ball.
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Berroco · Buy at LoveCrafts · Also at Jimmy Beans Wool and Wool and Company
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 290 yd · 265 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 290 yd · 265 m |
| Fiber | 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon |
| Gauge | 5.5 stitches per inch on 4 mm (US 6) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Vintage DK.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,900 yd. The 12 closest of 84. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Baby Berroco | 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon | 20 balls of 145 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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| Essentials Merino Plus DK Rico | 50% superwash merino wool, 50% acrylic | 22 balls of 136 yd | |
| Wool Blend DK Paintbox Yarns | 75% Acrylic, 25% Wool | 11 balls of 284 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Encore DK Plymouth Yarn | 75% Acrylic, 25% Wool | 20 balls of 150 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Batik Swirl DK Stylecraft | 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool | 5 balls of 601 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Batik Elements Swirl Stylecraft | 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool | 10 balls of 301 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Wool-Ease DK Lion Brand Yarn | 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool | 13 balls of 232 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Soft Alpaca Rico | 60% acrylic, 20% alpaca, 20% wool | 22 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Knit Me Crochet Me Stylecraft | 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool | 10 balls of 317 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Baby Soft Lion Brand Yarn | (Solids & Prints): 60% Acrylic, 40% Nylon Fiber Content (White Pompadour color): 62% Acrylic, 27% Nylon, 11% Rayon | 7 balls of 459 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| 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.
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