Find Yarn Alternatives

When the pattern yarn is unavailable, sold out, or hard to get.

🧶 Always make a gauge swatch before substituting yarn. Even with similar specifications, different yarns can produce different results. Test your substitute with your pattern's recommended needle size and gauge to ensure you're happy with the fabric.

Suitable Alternatives

Browse all yarns by weight

Prefer to browse instead of search? Here's the full list of yarns in our database, grouped by weight, with gauge, needle size, and fiber content for each. Yarns in the same weight group with a similar gauge and needle size are generally safe substitutes for each other — always knit a gauge swatch to confirm before starting your project.

Lace weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Drops AirDrops33-352-3mm400m100% Alpaca
Drops Kid-SilkDrops33-352-3mm175m75% Superkid mohair, 25% Silk
Malabrigo LaceMalabrigo32-342-3mm250m100% Merino wool

Fingering weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Cascade FingeringCascade28-302-3mm200m100% Wool
Drops Merino Extra FineDrops27-292-3mm195m100% Merino wool
Hedgehog Fibres SockHedgehog Fibres28-302-3mm198m100% Wool
Knitpicks Bare FingeringKnitpicks28-302-3mm198m100% Merino wool
Knitting for Olive MerinoKnitting for Olive28-302-3mm200m100% Merino wool
Malabrigo SockMalabrigo28-302-3mm195m100% Merino wool
Quince & Co ChickpeaQuince & Co28-302-3mm200m100% Organic cotton
Rauma FinullgarnRauma28-302-3mm192m100% Wool
Rowan Fingering 4plyRowan28-302-3mm190m100% Wool
Sandnes SundaySandnes Garn28-302-3mm200m100% Superwash wool
Sandnes Tynn LineSandnes Garn28-302-3mm200m100% Merino wool
Shibui SockShibui28-302-3mm191m100% Merino wool
Sweet Fiber SockSweet Fiber Yarns28-302-3mm200m100% Wool

Sport weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Drops Bomull-LinDrops24-263-4mm130m50% Cotton, 50% Linen
Filatura di Crosa ZaraFilatura di Crosa24-263-4mm140m100% Wool
Gjestal GoaGjestal24-263-4mm150m100% Merino wool
Sandnes SisuSandnes Garn24-263-4mm150m80% Wool, 20% Nylon

DK weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Caron CakesCaron22-243-4mm128m100% Acrylic
Drops AlpacaDrops22-243-4mm167m100% Alpaca
Drops Brushed Alpaca SilkDrops22-243-4mm100m80% Alpaca, 20% Silk
Drops Cotton LightDrops22-243-4mm110m100% Cotton
Drops SafranDrops22-243-4mm114m55% Wool, 45% Cotton
Filatura di Crosa SuperiorFilatura di Crosa22-243-4mm110m70% Wool, 30% Silk
Gjestal FabelGjestal22-243-4mm128m100% Wool
Knitting for Olive Heavy LinenKnitting for Olive22-243-4mm105m70% Linen, 30% Cotton
Yarn Stories Merino DKYarn Stories22-243-4mm115m100% Merino wool
Yarn Worx SuperwashYarn Worx22-243-4mm125m100% Wool

Worsted weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Berroco VintageBerroco17-195-7mm91m50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon
Berroco ComfortBerroco17-195-7mm75m50% Nylon, 50% Acrylic
Caron NaturaCaron17-195-7mm75m100% Cotton
Cascade 220Cascade16-185-6mm64m100% Wool
Drops NepalDrops16-185-6mm75m65% Wool, 35% Yak
Hikoo CobasiHikoo17-195-7mm80m70% Superwash wool, 30% Nylon
Knitpicks Brava WorstedKnitpicks17-195-7mm85m100% Acrylic
Lion Brand Vanna's ChoiceLion Brand17-195-7mm79m100% Acrylic
Loopy Mango CottonLoopy Mango17-195-7mm85m100% Organic cotton
Léttlopi Icelandic WoolLéttlopi16-185-6mm64m100% Icelandic wool
Malabrigo RiosMalabrigo16-185-6mm64m100% Merino wool
Patons Wool BlendPatons17-195-7mm64m75% Acrylic, 25% Wool
Purl Soho WorstedPurl Soho16-185-6mm71m100% Merino wool
Rowan WorstedRowan16-185-6mm80m100% Wool
Sandnes Peer GyntSandnes Garn17-195-7mm75m100% Superwash wool
Yarn and Colors Must-haveYarn and Colors16-185-6mm80m100% Wool

Bulky weight

YarnBrandGauge (sts/10cm)NeedleMeters/50gFiber
Istex LopiIstex12-147-9mm40m100% Icelandic wool