Yarns / John Arbon / Seafarer Sport
Seafarer Sport
A sport yarn, 90% British wool (Exmoor Blueface, Bluefaced Leicester, Devon Closewool, Romney), 10% mulberry silk, 328 yd (300 m) per 100 g ball.
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| Weight | Sport, 2 (Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 90% British wool (Exmoor Blueface, Bluefaced Leicester, Devon Closewool, Romney), 10% mulberry silk |
| Colors | 12 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
Calypso, Melusne, Nessie, Hippocamp, Scylla & Charybdis, Kelpie, Leviathan, Nuggle, Cecaelia, Lyngbaker, Bakunawa, Murex
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Seafarer Sport.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,280 yd. The 12 closest of 52. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Rustic Merino Sport Queensland Collection | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Organic Sportweight Yarn Vibes | 100% irish organic wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | |
| Arroyo Malabrigo | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 335 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.
- 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.
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