Chunky Cakes
A super bulky yarn, 100% acrylic, 297 yd (271 m) per 280 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 | 297 yd · 271 m |
| Ball weight | 280 g |
| Length per 100 g | 106 yd · 97 m |
| Fiber | 100% acrylic |
| Needle | 8 mm (US 11) |
| Hook | 8 mm (US L-11) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 2 listed |
| Source | yarnspirations.com |
Colors
Cherries Jubilee, Blue Moon
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Chunky Cakes.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,970 yd. The 12 closest of 20. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softee Chunky (300 g ball) Bernat | 100% acrylic | 10 balls of 316 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Softee Chunky Twist Bernat | 100% acrylic | 10 balls of 316 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Softee Chunky (100 g ball) Bernat | 100% acrylic | 28 balls of 108 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Slice of Anniversary Cake Caron | 100% acrylic | 11 balls of 285 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Hometown Lion Brand Yarn | 100% Acrylic *(Tweeds are 94% Acrylic, 6% Rayon) | 37 balls of 81 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| All Day Wool Caron | 80% acrylic, 20% wool | 28 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) | 29 balls of 106 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Essentials Super Super Chunky Rico | 50% virgin wool, 50% acrylic | 31 balls of 98 yd | |
| Christmas King Cole | Acrylic, Wool | 31 balls of 96 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Bestie Berroco | 33% Wool, 35% Polyamide (Nylon), 30% Viscose | 55 balls of 54 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Knit's Recycled Wendy | 98% Polyester, 2% Viscose | 30 balls of 101 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Essentials Super Neon Super Chunky Rico | 50% wool, 50% polyamide | 31 balls of 98 yd |
See all 20 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.