Skeinspan.

THE YARN COMPARISON NOTEBOOK

Your pattern. A different yarn.

Find a starting point for your next swatch. Compare what matters—and see which yarns have a checked US retailer listing.

30 yarn lines to explore

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Gauge filters include overlapping published values. “4 inches / 10 cm” follows source labels; these units are not mathematically identical.

Cascade Yarns

Cascade 220

100% Peruvian Highland Wool

Package200 m100 g
Stitch gauge18–20 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Cascade Yarns

Heritage

75% Superwash Merino Wool / 25% Nylon

Package400 m100 g
Stitch gauge28–32 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Cascade Yarns

Cherub DK

55% Nylon / 45% Acrylic

Package165 m50 g
Stitch gauge22–24 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Cascade Yarns

Pacific

60% Acrylic / 40% Superwash Merino Wool

Package195 m100 g
Stitch gauge18–20 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Cascade Yarns

Ultra Pima

100% Pima Cotton

Package200 m100 g
Stitch gauge22–24 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Vintage

52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon

Package199 m100 g
Stitch gauge18–20 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Vintage DK

52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon

Package265 m100 g
Stitch gauge22 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Ultra Alpaca

50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool

Package200 m100 g
Stitch gauge20 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Remix

30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen

Package198 m100 g
Stitch gauge17 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Remix Light

30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen

Package400 m100 g
Stitch gauge22 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Berroco

Aerial

65% Superkid Mohair, 35% Silk

Package260 m25 g
Stitch gauge18–24 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Knitting for Olive

Merino

100% merino wool

Package250 m50 g
Stitch gauge28 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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Sandnes Garn

Sunday

100% merino wool

Package235 m50 g
Stitch gauge28 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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DROPS

Air

65% alpaca / 28% polyamide / 7% wool

Package150 m50 g
Stitch gauge17 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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DROPS

Daisy

100% wool (merino described by manufacturer)

Package110 m50 g
Stitch gauge21 stsper source 10 cm / 4 in
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BEFORE YOU CAST ON

Similar on paper.
Different in the stitches.

A matching weight label is only the beginning. Fiber, construction, gauge and length all belong in the conversation. Our comparison notes explain the differences without inventing a match score.

Read the comparison notes