Yarns / Polka Dot Sheep / Tenderfoot 80/20
Tenderfoot 80/20
A fingering yarn, 80% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon, 400 yd (366 m) per 100 g ball.
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Polka Dot Sheep · Buy at Wool and Company
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 400 yd · 366 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 400 yd · 366 m |
| Fiber | 80% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
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Your pattern uses 10 balls of Tenderfoot 80/20.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 4,000 yd. The 12 closest of 163. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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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.
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