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Fingering Shawl Ball
A fingering yarn, 100% Merino Wool, 430 yd (393 m) per 100 g ball.
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Freia · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 430 yd · 393 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 430 yd · 393 m |
| Fiber | 100% Merino Wool |
| Gauge | 5–7 stitches per inch on 3.25–4.5 mm (US 3–7) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Fingering Shawl Ball.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 4,300 yd. The 12 closest of 131. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| BB Merinos Fonty | 100% merino wool | 20 balls of 218 yd | |
| Devon Naturals (Fingering weight) John Arbon | Zwartbles, Exmoor Blueface or Grey Exmoor Blueface, Romney or Bluefaced Leicester (undyed; the blend changes by shade) | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
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| Knit by Numbers (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 50% Falklands Merino | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| 220 Superwash Fingering Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 20 balls of 220 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Mechita Malabrigo | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 11 balls of 420 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.
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- 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.
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