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Baby Cakes (240 g ball)
A worsted yarn, 82% acrylic, 18% nylon, 560 yd (512 m) per 240 g ball.
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Discontinued. The brand no longer makes it. The yarns below can stand in for it.
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 560 yd · 512 m |
| Ball weight | 240 g |
| Length per 100 g | 233 yd · 213 m |
| Fiber | 82% acrylic, 18% nylon |
| Needle | 5 mm (US 8) |
| Hook | 5 mm (US H-8) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 7 listed |
| Source | yarnspirations.com |
Colors
White, Grey Owl, Rosey Red, Duckling, Icy Aqua, Aqua, Lavender
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Baby Cakes (240 g ball).
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 5,600 yd. The 12 closest of 94. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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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.