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Substitutes for Fiddlesticks Mini Marble packs- 8ply/DK Light Worsted

weight
jumbo
thickness
22 m per 100 g
put-up
100 g
fibre
78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

Birch - DMC Nova Vita 12 Recycled Cotton cord
jumbo · 22 m/100g · 250g · 80% Cotton, 20% Polyester
  • sold in 250g put-ups, not 100g -- 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
Yarns On Shannon Avenue - King Cole-8 ply-Cottonsoft and Cottonsoft Crush
dk · 210 m/100g · 100g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 210 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 855% difference in yardage needed
Fiddlesticks - 10ply/worsted 71gm
worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 153.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 598% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Fiddlesticks - Finch
worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 153.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 598% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Yarns On Shannon Avenue - 10ply Cotton
worsted · 154 m/100g · 71g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 153.5 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 598% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 71g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Rowan - Softyak DK
sport · 270 m/100g · 50g · 76% Cotton, 15% Yak, 9% Nylon
  • thinner: 270 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1127% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Katia - Concept Cotton Cashmere 4ply
sport · 310 m/100g · 50g · 90% Cotton, 10% Cashmere
  • thinner: 310 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1309% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Fibra Natura - Cottonwood
dk · 210 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 210 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 855% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- 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 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Fiddlesticks - 4ply/Fingering Weight 50gm
fingering · 340 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 340 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1445% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
Fiddlesticks - Amethyst 028
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • thinner: 250 m/100g against 22 -- expect a 1036% difference in yardage needed
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- 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.