Yarns / King Cole / Orchard DK
Orchard DK
A DK yarn, 55% Merino Wool, 45% Acrylic, 317 yd (290 m) per 100 g ball.
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| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 317 yd · 290 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 317 yd · 290 m |
| Fiber | 55% Merino Wool, 45% Acrylic |
| Source | lovecrafts.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Orchard DK.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 3,170 yd. The 12 closest of 62. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorburst Universal Yarn | 65% superwash fine merino, 35% acrylic | 5 balls of 660 yd | |
| Creative Melange Alpaca Wonderball dk Rico | 42% alpaca, 18% wool, 40% acrylic | 10 balls of 328 yd | |
| Sol Hillesvåg | 100% Norwegian Wool | 10 balls of 317 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tov DK Woolfolk | 100% Ultimate Merino Wool | 20 balls of 160 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Aegean Tweed Cascade Yarns | 100% Organic Wool | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Plötulopi Unspun Ístex | 100% new Icelandic wool PACK | 10 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Double Knitting (DK) Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 39 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Jamieson's Shetland Double Knitting Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland Wool | 39 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Luxury Merino DK King Cole | 100% Merino Wool | 21 balls of 153 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Caprino (DK weight) Malabrigo | 80% Super Fine Merino Wool, 20% Cashmere | 20 balls of 164 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Saiun Noro | 70% Wool, 30% Polyamide (Nylon) | 7 balls of 492 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Loch Lomond GOTS BC Garn | 100% Wool | 20 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
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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.