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Substitutes for Birch DMC Nova Vita 12 Recycled Cotton cord

weight
jumbo
thickness
22 m per 100 g
put-up
250 g
fibre
80% Cotton, 20% Polyester
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

Fiddlesticks - Mini Marble packs- 8ply/DK Light Worsted
jumbo · 22 m/100g · 100g · 78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Scheepjes - Cotton Whirl
fingering · 400 m/100g · 250g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 400 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1718% difference in yardage needed
Fiddlesticks - 4 ply yarn
fingering · 450 m/100g · 220g · 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
  • thinner: 450 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1945% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 220g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Fiddlesticks - 4ply/Fingering Weight 220gm
fingering · 450 m/100g · 220g · 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
  • thinner: 450 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1945% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 220g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Ashford - 803 Cottolin 8/2 Grey Pearl- 200gm cone
lace · 672 m/100g · 200g · 70% Cotton, 30% Linen
  • thinner: 672.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 2957% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 200g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Ashford - 803 Cottolin 8/2 Natural White- 200gm cone
lace · 672 m/100g · 200g · 70% Cotton, 30% Linen
  • thinner: 672.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 2957% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 200g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Ashford - 811 Cottolin 8/2 Jet Set Black- 200gm Cone
lace · 672 m/100g · 200g · 70% Cotton, 30% Linen
  • thinner: 672.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 2957% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 200g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Biches et Bûches - Le Petit Organic Cotton
sport · 300 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 300 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1264% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Cascade Yarns - Ultra Pima
dk · 200 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 200 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 809% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Knitting Fever - Aran 10 ply
worsted · 170 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 170 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 673% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Life in Loops - Gradient Yarn Box 4ply
cobweb · 2400 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 2400 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 10809% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Life in Loops - Gradient Yarn Box 8ply
lace · 1080 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 1080 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 4809% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 250g -- check how many balls the pattern needs

how this was worked out

Thickness comes from metreage per 100 g, which is a measurement. Fibre behaviour - warmth, halo, springiness, drape - is scored per fibre and blended by proportion, so a merino and a Bluefaced Leicester read as near neighbours while a merino and a cotton do not, even at the same gauge. Where a record is thin, the match is discounted rather than quietly flattered, and the gap is named above.

Yardage is always rounded up. If we ever sell you the yarn and the number is short, the extra skein is on us, from your dye lot.