Skip Navigation

Click for Lion Brand Yarn Home Page
separator
Our Yarns
The LB Collection
Martha Stewart Crafts
separator
Shop
separator
Weekly Newsletter

Free patterns, product alerts & special offers.

email address
separator
Patterns
separator
Lion Brand
     Yarn Studio
     Retail Store New York City
separator
Lion Brand Outlet
     Retail Store New Jersey
separator
Find a Store
post code:
country:
within:
more options   Click for more store-locator options
separator
Catalog
Home : Our Yarns : Substituting Yarn
 

Substituting Yarn

If you are substituting yarn, be sure to do a gauge swatch so you know what the finished fabric will look like. It's also important to understand how much yarn to purchase when substituting.		  
 
spacer
 
Yarn
Equivalents
spacer
Watercolors
 (DISCONTINUED)


CATEGORY 5: BULKY WEIGHT: CHUNKY, CRAFT, RUG YARN
Heavier than worsted weight, bulky yarn works up quickly and easily for such things as hats, scarves, and throws. UK/Australia approximate equivalent: 13 ply


Weight/Measure:
1.75 oz./50 g (55 yd/50 m)

Gauge:
Knit: 10 stitches x 16 rows =  4" (10 cm) on size 11 (8 mm)  needles
Crochet:  9 sc and 9 rows = 4" (10 cm)  with size N-13(9 mm) hook		 Alpine Wool
Baby's First®
Chenille
Chunky USA
Color Waves
Festive Fur
Fun Fur®
Holiday Homespun®
Homespun® Baby
Homespun®
Imagine
Jiffy®
Kool Wool
Lion® Suede
Martha Stewart CraftsTM/MC Alpaca Blend
Martha Stewart CraftsTM/MC Glitter Eyelash
Martha Stewart CraftsTM/MC Roving Wool
Moonlight Mohair
Mystery®
PolarSpun
Trellis®
Tweed Stripes®
Vanna's Colors
Velvetspun
Wool-Ease® Chunky
Woolspun®
To view all yarns, click here.
  
separator separator
Bookmark This!  separator Share This!  separator About Us separator Contact Us separator
  Font Size:   
Click to view page with standard font Click to view page with larger font Click to view page with largest font
© Copyright 1998- Lion Brand Yarn
Terms of Use | Order Policy | Privacy Policy