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Orion
A bulky yarn, 88% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool, 12% Nylon, 295 yd (270 m) per 100 g ball.
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Lang Yarns · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Bulky, 5 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 295 yd · 270 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 295 yd · 270 m |
| Fiber | 88% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool, 12% Nylon |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Orion.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,950 yd. The 12 closest of 15. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Lang Yarns | 90% Virgin wool (Merino extrafine - mulesing free), 10% Nylon | 11 balls of 284 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Air Wooladdicts | 84% Extrafine Merino Wool, 16% Nylon | 22 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cloud Tweed Lang Yarns | 84% Superwash Exrafine Merino Wool, 10% Nylon, 6% Baby Alpaca | 11 balls of 284 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Rainbow Roll Noro | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 295 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Home Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 27 balls of 110 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tosh Chunky Madelinetosh | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 18 balls of 165 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Dallas Universal Yarn | 24% cotton, 48% merino wool, 10% Polyester, 18% polyamide | 20 balls of 148 yd | |
| Snorre Olivia Viking of Norway | 43% Alpaca, 30% Wool, 28% Nylon | 20 balls of 148 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Fashion Light Luxury Rico | 74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% nylon | 21 balls of 142 yd | |
| Ballerina Chunky Mohair Sandnes Garn | 77% Mohair, 18% Wool, 5% Nylon (Polyamide) | 21 balls of 147 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Aireado Plymouth Yarn | 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Wool | 11 balls of 283 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Aireado Duet Plymouth Yarn | 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Merino Wool | 11 balls of 283 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.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.