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Plötulopi Unspun
A DK yarn, 100% new Icelandic wool PACK, 328 yd (300 m) per 100 g ball.
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Ístex · Buy at LoveCrafts · Also at The Woolly Thistle
| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 100% new Icelandic wool PACK |
| Colors | 33 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
0001 Cream, 0003 Light Beige Heather, 0005 Black Heather, 0009 Brown Heather, 0118 Navy, 0484 Forrest Green, 0417 Red, 0709 Midnight Blue, 1026 Ash Heather, 1027 Light Grey Heather, 1030 Oatmeal Heather, 1032 Chocolate Heather, 1033 Black Sheep Heather, 1038 Ivory Beige, 1420 Marsh, 1421 Spruce Green Heather, 1423 Clover Green Heather, 1424 Golden Yellow Heather, 1425 Sunset Rose Pink, 1426 Dark Amber Heather, 1427 Jasper Red Heather, 1428 Plum Heather, 1431 Artic Blue, 1432 Winter Blue Heather, 2021 Frost Grass, 2022 Blues Blue, 2023 Light Blues Blue, 2024 Black Cosmos, 2025 Gulf Stream, 2026 Amethyst, 2027 Wine Red, 9102 Grey Heather, 9103 Dark Grey Heather
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Plötulopi Unspun.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,280 yd. The 12 closest of 58. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean Tweed Cascade Yarns | 100% Organic Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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| Loch Lomond GOTS BC Garn | 100% Wool | 20 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Oh So Fine Soufflé Hedgehog Fibres | 100% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tov DK Woolfolk | 100% Ultimate Merino Wool | 21 balls of 160 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Loch Lomond BC Garn | 100% Organic Scottish Wool | 20 balls of 169 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Sol Hillesvåg | 100% Norwegian Wool | 11 balls of 317 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Luxury Merino DK King Cole | 100% Merino Wool | 22 balls of 153 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Semilla BC Garn | 100% Organic Wool | 19 balls of 175 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tartan 3 Fonty | 100% superwash fine wool | 22 balls of 153 yd | |
| Olio Gusto Wool | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 11 balls of 306 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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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.