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Substitutes for de Bondt Scheppjes Stonewash XL 10 Ply

weight
worsted
thickness
150 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
70% Cotton, 30% Acrylic
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 153 m/100g · 75g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 75g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
aran · 145 m/100g · 75g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 75g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
aran · 142 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 170 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 170 m/100g against 150 -- expect a 13% difference in yardage needed
worsted · 152 m/100g · 100g · 100% Acrylic
  • springier
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 170 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 170 m/100g against 150 -- expect a 13% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted · 156 m/100g · 50g · 65% Merino, 18% Alpaca, 8% Acrylic, 5% Silk, 4% Viscose
  • warmer
  • springier
  • less hard-wearing
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 150 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • warmer
  • springier
  • less hard-wearing
  • softer next to skin
worsted · 150 m/100g · 100g · 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca
  • warmer
  • much fuzzier, with more halo
  • springier
  • sold in 100g put-ups, not 50g -- 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.