Yarns / Plymouth Yarn / Galway Sport
Galway Sport
A sport yarn, 100% Wool, 151 yd (138 m) per 50 g ball.
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Plymouth Yarn · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Sport, 2 (Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 151 yd · 138 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 302 yd · 276 m |
| Fiber | 100% Wool |
| Gauge | 6 stitches per inch on 3.75 mm (US 5) needles |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Galway Sport.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,510 yd. The 12 closest of 49. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 220 Sport Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Fjallalopi Ístex | 100% Icelandic Wool | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Woolcycle Sport Madelinetosh | 100% Upcycled Superwash Wool | 5 balls of 329 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| 220 Superwash Sport Cascade Yarns | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 12 balls of 137 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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See all 49 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.