Yarns / Red Heart / Soft (283 g ball)
Soft (283 g ball)
A worsted yarn, 100% acrylic, 540 yd (496 m) per 283 g ball.
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Red Heart · Buy at Yarnspirations
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 540 yd · 496 m |
| Ball weight | 283 g |
| Length per 100 g | 191 yd · 174 m |
| Fiber | 100% acrylic |
| Needle | 5 mm (US 8) |
| Hook | 5.5 mm (US I-9) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 18 listed |
| Source | yarnspirations.com |
Colors
Off White, Wine, White, Berry, Cocoa, Tangerine, Black, Charcoal, Gray Heather, Teal, Seafoam, Leaf, Dark Leaf, Rose Blush, Country Blue, Grape, Lilac, Navy
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Soft (283 g ball).
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 5,400 yd. The 12 closest of 109. 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.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.