Yarns / Studio Donegal / Irish Heather
Irish Heather
An Aran yarn, 100% Wool, 164 yd (150 m) per 100 g ball.
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Studio Donegal · Buy at The Woolly Thistle
| Weight | Aran, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 164 yd · 150 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 164 yd · 150 m |
| Fiber | 100% Wool |
| Colors | 10 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
Petrol 4669, Peat 4126, Dark Denim 8039, Moss 8059, Donegal Sky 8077, Blackberry 8093, Oatmeal 9069, Bainin 8000, Navy 3481, Charcoal 8009
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Irish Heather.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,640 yd. The 12 closest of 51. 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.