This is a starting point, not a promise.Knit a swatch before you commit the whole sweater.
Substitutes for The Fibre Co. &Make Aran by The Fibre Co
- weight
- worsted
- thickness
- 150 m per 100 g
- put-up
- 100 g
- fibre
- 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca
- in Australia
- listed by 1 Australian shop we track
Heads up. label says lace (2 ply), metreage says worsted (150.0 m/100g) We have gone with the measurement,
because metreage is measured and a ply number is a word on a label. Check the band.
closest first
worsted
· 150 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Merino
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
worsted
· 152 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Acrylic
- cooler
- less soft next to skin
worsted
· 150 m/100g
· 50g
· 100% Merino
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted
· 160 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Wool
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
worsted
· 160 m/100g
· 100g
· 40% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
worsted
· 160 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Merino
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
worsted
· 160 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Merino
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
aran
· 140 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Wool
- springier
- stiffer, holding its shape more
- more matte
- less soft next to skin
aran
· 142 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Cotton
- cooler
- crisper, with less halo
- less springy -- it will grow and not bounce back
- more matte
worsted
· 156 m/100g
· 50g
· 65% Merino, 18% Alpaca, 8% Acrylic, 5% Silk, 4% Viscose
- machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
- sold in 50g put-ups, not 100g -- check how many balls the pattern needs
worsted
· 165 m/100g
· 100g
· 100% Acrylic
- thinner: 165 m/100g against 150 -- expect a 10% difference in yardage needed
- cooler
- less soft next to skin
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.