Yarns / John Arbon / Appledore Lace
Appledore Lace
A lace yarn, 40% Devon Closewool, 40% Romney, 20% Exmoor Blueface, 300 yd (275 m) per 50 g ball.
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| Weight | Lace, 0 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 300 yd · 275 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 600 yd · 549 m |
| Fiber | 40% Devon Closewool, 40% Romney, 20% Exmoor Blueface |
| Colors | 31 listed |
| Source | jarbon.com |
Colors
Sheep's Nose, Oaken Pin, Billy Down Pippin, Tom Putt, Cornish Gilliflower, Winter Pomeroy, Dancer's Delight, Graniwinkle, Forsyth's Serpent, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Spicy Pippin, Golden Knob, Betley Bee Bush, Blenheim Orange, Knobbed Russet, Red Devil, Bloody Ploughman, Cat Apple, Glossy Otter, Jolly Beggar, Ellis Bitter, Sherbet Stoat, Sugar Bush, Pig Snout, Quench, Slack Ma Girdle, Whimple Wonder, Fair Maid (undyed), Hoary Morning, Payhembury, Old Fred
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Appledore Lace.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,000 yd. The 12 closest of 13. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Einband Ístex | 100% Icelandic Wool | 11 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Spinni Isager | 100% Wool | 5 balls of 656 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Prairie Madelinetosh | 100% Merino Wool | 4 balls of 840 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Seafarer Lace John Arbon | 90% British wool (Exmoor Blueface, Bluefaced Leicester, Devon Closewool, Romney), 10% mulberry silk | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Oh So Fine Cashmere Hedgehog Fibres | 70% Merino Wool, 30% Cashmere | 5 balls of 656 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Piper Quince & Co. | 40% Kid Mohair, 60% Merino | 10 balls of 305 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cashmere Merino Hedgehog Fibres | 50% Cashmere, 50% Merino Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Silk Mohair Sandnes Garn | 60 % Mohair, 25% Silk, 15% Wool | 10 balls of 306 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Saperlipopette Fonty | 65% baby suri alpaca, 20% silk, 15% merino wool | 23 balls of 136 yd | |
| Dove Quince & Co. | 83% Kid Mohair, 17% Mulberry Silk | 11 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Soft Fine Isager | 63% Alpaca, 26% Silk, 11% Yak | 19 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Compatible Cashmere Knitting for Olive | 100% Cashmere | 19 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
See all 13 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.