Whirl
A fingering yarn, Acrylic, Cotton, 1,094 yd (1,000 m) per 215 g ball.
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Scheepjes · Buy at LoveCrafts · Also at Jimmy Beans Wool and Black Sheep Wools
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 1,094 yd · 1,000 m |
| Ball weight | 215 g |
| Length per 100 g | 509 yd · 465 m |
| Fiber | Acrylic, Cotton |
| Needle | 3.5–4 mm (US 4–6) |
| Colors | 56 listed |
| Source | blacksheepwools.com |
Colors
553 Indigo Plane, 554 Tangerine Tambourine, 555 Forbidden Fuchsia, 556 Mediterranean Mooha, 557 Coral Catastrophe, 558 Shrinking Violet, 559 Turquoise Turntable, 560 Jade JimJam, 561 Sippy Sage, 562 Petrol Please Me, 564 Golden Glowworm, 565 Murderous Mint, 751 Liquorice Yumyum, 753 Slice O'Cherry Pie, 754 Green Tea Tipple, 755 Blueberry Bambam, 756 Caramel Core Blimey, 757 Strawberries & Scream, 758 Lavenderlicious, 759 Jumpin Jelly, 760 Cotton Candy Man, 761 Pistachi Oh So Nice, 762 Popin Candy, 763 Fruity Tutty, 764 Red Velvet Sunrise, 765 Lemon Cassis Cream, 766 Mid Morning Mocha, 767 Melting Macaron, 768 Sherbert Rainbow, 769 Blackberry Mint Chip, 770 Black Forest Zinger, 771 Jumpin' Jaffa Pop, 773 Blackcurrant Squeeze Me, 774 Salted Caramel Matcha, 775 Peppermint Patty Cake, 776 Rosewater Cocktail, 777 Scrumptious Lush, 778 Turkish Delight, 779 Passion Fruit Melt, 780 Key Lime Pie, 781 Sea Breeze Tease, 782 Rhubarb Bumble, 783 Brambleberry, 784 Watermelon Hell Raiser, 785 Minty Black Velvet, 786 Dark Grape Squish, 787 Dandelion Munchies, 788 Night Time Bubbles, 789 Nom Nom, 790 Blue Heaven Bliss, 791 Kiwi Crush Crumble, 792 Rainbow Popsicle, 793 Sorbet Dream, 794 Earl Grey Custard, 795 Pastel Parfait, 796 Meringue Serenade
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Whirl.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 10,940 yd. The 12 closest of 28. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's a Wrap Red Heart | 50% acrylic, 50% cotton | 10 balls of 1,100 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Whirlette Scheepjes | 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic | 23 balls of 497 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Mega Whirl Scheepjes | 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic | 4 balls of 3,279 yd | Buy at Black Sheep Wools |
| Kupa mYak | 50% Baby Yak, 50% Organic Cotton | 87 balls of 127 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Universe Hobbii | 98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester | 22 balls of 505 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Universe Christmas (Limited Edition) Hobbii | 98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester | 22 balls of 505 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Universe Christmas Classic (Limited Edition) Hobbii | 100% acrylic | 22 balls of 505 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Summer King Cole | Bamboo, Cotton, Viscose | 23 balls of 492 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Croquette Red Heart | 92% cotton, 5% polyester, 3% other fiber | 46 balls of 239 yd | Buy at Yarnspirations |
| Tynn Line Sandnes Garn | 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen | 46 balls of 240 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Cotton Merino Knitting for Olive | 70% Cotton, 30% Non-mulesed Merino Wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100) | 41 balls of 273 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Simply Footsie 4ply King Cole | 93% Acrylic, 7% Other | 24 balls of 470 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
See all 28 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.