Phil Cakes
| Weight: | DK |
|---|---|
| Texture: | Plied |
| Fiber: |
Acrylic (80%), Superwash Wool (20%) |
| Needles: | 4mm (6 US) (8 UK) |
| Gauge: | 23 sts / 10cm (4") and 30 rows |
| Balls: | 200g; 382m (418 yds) |
| Care: | Machine wash (30C), Iron (cool), Do not tumble dry |
| Styles: | Self-striping (long) |
| Price: | $$$$$ |
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Marathon 3.5
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Batik DK
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Color Waves DK
(92% match)
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North Shore
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Filobello
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Spirit DK
(91% match)
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Cozy Soft
(90% match)
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Encore DK
(90% match)
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Oliwia
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Jumbo
(90% match)
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Dora
(89% match)
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Colourwheel
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Tonic
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Bundle of Joy Baby DK
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Double Knitting
(89% match)
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Marathon
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Special Twirl DK
(89% match)
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Perfection DK
(88% match)
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DK With Wool
(88% match)
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Glittery DK
(88% match)
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The gauge is an exact match, but you should always swatch.
The warmth, drape, elasticity, durability and softness of this yarn are a reasonable match with the original.
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Botanica
(88% match)
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Superlana Klasik
(88% match)
The gauge is an exact match, but you should always swatch.
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Wild Meadow
(88% match)
The texture of this yarn is also plied.
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The gauge almost matches, but you may need to use smaller needles. Swatch to check gauge.
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Saigon
(88% match)
The texture of this yarn is also plied.
The gauge is an exact match, but you should always swatch.
The warmth, drape, elasticity, durability and softness of this yarn are a reasonable match with the original.
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Double Knitting
(88% match)
The texture of this yarn is also plied.
The gauge is an exact match, but you should always swatch.
The warmth, drape, elasticity, durability and softness of this yarn are a reasonable match with the original.
This yarn is less dense, giving a loftier feel. Your garment will be lighter than with the original yarn.
The fiber content is different. This yarn contains: Acrylic (100%)
This yarn comes in 100g / 300m balls. For each ball of the original yarn you will need 1.27 balls of this.
Montana DK
(88% match)
The texture of this yarn is also plied.
The fiber content is similar. This yarn contains: Acrylic (70%) and Superwash Wool (30%)
The qualities of this yarn are a very close match.
This yarn is less dense, giving a loftier feel. Your garment will be lighter than with the original yarn.
The gauge almost matches, but you may need to use smaller needles. Swatch to check gauge.
This yarn comes in 50g / 150m balls. For each ball of the original yarn you will need 2.55 balls of this.
Wondersoft Pearl DK
(87% match)
The texture of this yarn is also plied.
The warmth, drape, elasticity, durability and softness of this yarn are a reasonable match with the original.
The gauge almost matches, but you may need to use smaller needles. Swatch to check gauge.
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This yarn comes in 100g / 218m balls. For each ball of the original yarn you will need 1.75 balls of this.