Yarns / Lion Brand Yarn / I Like Big
I Like Big
A jumbo yarn, 100% Acrylic, 33 yd (30 m) per 250 g ball.
Discontinued. The brand no longer makes it. The yarns below can stand in for it.
| Weight | Jumbo, 7 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 33 yd · 30 m |
| Ball weight | 250 g |
| Length per 100 g | 13 yd · 12 m |
| Fiber | 100% Acrylic |
| Needle | 19 mm (US 35) |
| Hook | 19 mm (US S) |
| Colors | 16 listed |
| Source | lionbrand.com |
Colors
Almond Cream, Coconut Milk, Crystal, Chiffon, Riviera, Spectrum, Marmalade, Stucco, Rosebud, Aster, Boysenberry, Steel, Beeswax, Dill, Celadon, Fir
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of I Like Big.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 330 yd. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Story Thick & Quick Lion Brand Yarn | 100% Polyester | 9 balls of 39 yd | Buy at Lion Brand |
| Pomp-a-Doodle Red Heart | 100% polyester | 24 balls of 14 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| AR Workshop Chunky Knit Lion Brand Yarn | 100% Polyester | 12 balls of 28 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Blanket Hobbii | 100% Polyester | 8 balls of 43 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Blanket Extra Thick Bernat | 100% polyester | 5 balls of 72 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
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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.