Yarns / Lion Brand Yarn / Soft & Simple
Soft & Simple
A worsted yarn, 100% Viscose, 131 yd (120 m) per 100 g ball.
Discontinued. The brand no longer makes it. The yarns below can stand in for it.
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Fiber | 100% Viscose |
| Needle | 4.5 mm (US 7) |
| Hook | 5 mm (US H-8) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 30 listed |
| Source | lionbrand.com |
Colors
Linen, Vintage, Coconut, Bone, Ice, Mist, Shell, Oat, Off White, White, Pink, Bubble Gum, Pale Blue, Denim, Blue, Navy, Marine, Kona, Wheat, Tan, Flax, Straw, Beige, Khaki, Burnt Orange, Dusty Pink, Grape, Silver, Cloud, Grass Green
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Soft & Simple.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,310 yd. The 12 closest of 13. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handicrafter Scrub Off Bernat | 100% cotton | 4 balls of 353 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Scrub Off Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 13 balls of 106 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Big Ball Ombres Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 2 balls of 710 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Ombres Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 12 balls of 120 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Prints & Ombres Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% U.S. Grown Cotton | 14 balls of 95 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Super Size Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 7 balls of 200 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| The Original Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 12 balls of 120 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Scrubby Cotton Red Heart | 100% cotton | 10 balls of 145 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Scrubby Smoothie Red Heart | 100% cotton | 9 balls of 153 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Handicrafter Cotton Ombres (80 yd ball) Discontinued Bernat | 100% cotton | 17 balls of 80 yd | |
| Handicrafter Cotton Variegates Discontinued Bernat | 100% cotton | 2 balls of 710 yd | |
| Big Ball Discontinued Lily Sugar'n Cream | 100% cotton | 2 balls of 710 yd |
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.