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This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.

Substitutes for Louie & Lola Yarns BFL DK

weight
dk
thickness
225 m per 100 g
put-up
100 g
care
superwash
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

NNK Handdyed Yarns - Opal
dk · 225 m/100g · 100g · 75% Merino, 25% Nylon
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Prosper Yarns - Prosper DK
dk · 225 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
NNK Handdyed Yarns - Frosted
dk · 212 m/100g · 100g · 80% Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
La Bien Aimée - Confetti
dk · 230 m/100g · 100g · 100% Shetland
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
La Bien Aimée - Corrie Worsted
dk · 230 m/100g · 100g · 75% Corriedale, 25% Gotland
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Yarns On Shannon Avenue - 8PLY
dk · 240 m/100g · 100g · 100% Acrylic
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Louie & Lola Yarns - Merino Nylon DK
dk · 243 m/100g · 100g · 80% Merino, 20% Nylon
  • thinner: 243 m/100g against 225 -- expect a 8% difference in yardage needed
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Great Southern Yarn - 8ply Single Spun Merino
dk · 208 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Woolshed - Fiddlesticks Peppin 8 Fine Merino Wool
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Along Avec Anna - Double Merino
dk · 216 m/100g · 50g · 100% Merino
  • sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Bellevue Park - 100% NSW Merino
dk · 238 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it
Bellevue Park Wool - 100% Superfine Merino 8 ply
dk · 238 m/100g · 100g · 100% Merino
  • we do not have the original's fibre content on file, so this match is on thickness alone -- check the band before you commit to it

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.