Yarns / Paintbox Yarns / Simply Aran
Simply Aran
An Aran yarn, 100% Acrylic, 201 yd (184 m) per 100 g ball.
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Paintbox Yarns · Buy at LoveCrafts
| Weight | Aran, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 201 yd · 184 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 201 yd · 184 m |
| Fiber | 100% Acrylic |
| Source | lovecrafts.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Simply Aran.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,010 yd. The 12 closest of 120. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Special for Babies Stylecraft | Acrylic | 10 balls of 201 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Supreme (Aran weight) Wendy | 100% acrylic | 10 balls of 201 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
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| Heat Wave Red Heart | 100% acrylic | 11 balls of 198 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Canadiana Patons | 100% acrylic | 10 balls of 205 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Soft Serve Plymouth Yarn | 100% Acrylic | 10 balls of 207 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Highland Heathers Aran Stylecraft | 100% Acrylic | 10 balls of 208 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Roll With It Tweed Red Heart | 100% acrylic | 7 balls of 311 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Mega Ball Aran We Love Yarn | 100% Acrylic | 3 balls of 766 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Soft (283 g ball) Red Heart | 100% acrylic | 4 balls of 540 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Big Donut O'Go Caron | 100% acrylic | 4 balls of 533 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Special Aran Stylecraft | 100% Acrylic | 10 balls of 214 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.