Fab Big
A super bulky yarn, 100% Acrylic, 131 yd (120 m) per 200 g ball.
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Patons · Buy at Black Sheep Wools
| Weight | Super Bulky, 6 |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 131 yd · 120 m |
| Ball weight | 200 g |
| Length per 100 g | 66 yd · 60 m |
| Fiber | 100% Acrylic |
| Needle | 10 mm (US 15) |
| Colors | 3 listed |
| Source | blacksheepwools.com |
Colors
134 Heather, 2348 Poppy, 2352 Plum
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Fab Big.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,310 yd. The 12 closest of 39. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fab Big Colour Patons | 100% Acrylic | 10 balls of 131 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Simply Super Chunky Paintbox Yarns | 100% Acrylic | 20 balls of 66 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Homebody Bernat | 100% acrylic | 16 balls of 85 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Winter Magic XL Stylecraft | 99% Acrylic, 1% Polyester | 20 balls of 66 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Hometown Lion Brand Yarn | 100% Acrylic *(Tweeds are 94% Acrylic, 6% Rayon) | 17 balls of 81 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Wool Ease Thick & Quick Stripes Lion Brand Yarn | 86% Acrylic, 10% Wool, 4% Polyester | 15 balls of 92 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Beyond Bernat | 85% acrylic, 15% nylon | 17 balls of 80 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Future Inspire Bernat | 80% recycled acrylic, 20% recycled wool | 13 balls of 108 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Wool Ease Thick & Quick Prints Lion Brand Yarn | 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool | 16 balls of 87 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Recycled Lion Brand Yarn | 80% Recycled Acrylic, 20% Recycled Wool | 13 balls of 106 yd | Buy at Lion Brand |
| Wool-up Bulky Bernat | 80% acrylic, 20% wool | 11 balls of 121 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| All Day Wool Caron | 80% acrylic, 20% wool | 13 balls of 108 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
See all 39 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.