This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for Yarns On Shannon Avenue Cozee
- weight
- chunky
- thickness
- 100 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 100 g
- fibre
- 82% Alpaca, 18% Cotton
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
closest first
chunky
· 96 m/100g
· 125g
· 50% Merino, 50% Wool
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- sold in 125g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
chunky
· 97 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Merino
- crisper, with less halo
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
chunky
· 98 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Wool
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
chunky
· 100 m/100g
· 200g
· 50% Merino, 50% Wool
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
- sold in 200g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
aran
· 120 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Merino
- thinner: 120 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 20% difference in yardage needed
- crisper, with less halo
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
chunky
· 110 m/100g
· 100g
· 75% Acrylic, 25% Nylon
- thinner: 110 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 10% difference in yardage needed
- cooler
- crisper, with less halo
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more hard-wearing
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Alpaca
- thinner: 200 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 100% difference in yardage needed
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 50g
· 80% Alpaca, 20% Acrylic
- thinner: 200 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 100% difference in yardage needed
- sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
dk
· 200 m/100g
· 50g
· 80% Alpaca, 20% Acrylic
- thinner: 200 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 100% difference in yardage needed
- sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
chunky
· 80 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Acrylic
- thicker: 80 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 20% difference in yardage needed
- cooler
- crisper, with less halo
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 68% Alpaca, 32% Cotton
- thinner: 300 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 200% difference in yardage needed
- sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
sport
· 300 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Alpaca
- thinner: 300 m/100g against 100 -- expect a 200% 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.