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Fawning
A DK yarn, 70% baby alpaca, 30% extra fine merino, 164 yd (150 m) per 50 g ball.
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| Weight | DK, 3 (Light) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 164 yd · 150 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 328 yd · 300 m |
| Fiber | 70% baby alpaca, 30% extra fine merino |
| Colors | 20 listed |
| Source | universalyarn.com |
Colors
101 Meringue, 102 Nickel, 103 Raven, 104 Sesame, 105 Cocoa, 106 Pollen, 107 Cantaloupe, 108 Iris, 109 Cranberry, 110 Heliotrope, 111 Midnight Plum, 112 Moonstone, 113 Elemental, 114 Malachite, 115 Kelp, 116 Flan, 117 Ivy, 118 Sky, 119 Brilliant Blue, 120 Pomegranate
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Fawning.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,640 yd. The 12 closest of 58. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosma Berroco | 60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Wool, 10% Silk | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Awa Amano | 55% Baby Alpaca, 26% Merino Wool, 19% Pima Cotton | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Fashion Alpaca Superfine Heavens Uni Rico | 63% alpaca, 37% polyamide | 11 balls of 153 yd | |
| Creative Melange Alpaca Wonderball dk Rico | 42% alpaca, 18% wool, 40% acrylic | 5 balls of 328 yd | |
| Worthington Valley Yarns | 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose | 10 balls of 174 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Aegean Tweed Cascade Yarns | 100% Organic Wool | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Plötulopi Unspun Ístex | 100% new Icelandic wool PACK | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Double Knitting (DK) Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 20 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Jamieson's Shetland Double Knitting Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland Wool | 20 balls of 82 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Caprino (DK weight) Malabrigo | 80% Super Fine Merino Wool, 20% Cashmere | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Saiun Noro | 70% Wool, 30% Polyamide (Nylon) | 4 balls of 492 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Remix Wool DK Berroco | 38% Wool, 28% Polyamide (Nylon), 22% Cotton, 7% Acrylic, 5% Other Fibers | 6 balls of 327 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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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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