Baa Ram Ewe · Aran weight · 168 yds per 100 g

Coast Aran substitutes

Baa Ram Ewe Coast Aran is a Aran-weight 100% british wool yarn with a smooth finish, 336 yds (307 m) per 200 g. These yarns are the closest candidates in the shop, ranked by weight, length per 100 g, fibre, texture and available label tension. These are not swatch-verified replacements.

Side by side

Yarn	Weight	Yds / 100 g	Fiber	Needle	To replace 10 skeins	How it compares
Baa Ram Ewe Coast Aran	Aran	168	100% British Wool	US 7 - 9	10 skeins	The original
Rowan Merino Aria	Bulky	184	93% Wool, 7% Polyamide	US 10½	37 balls	9% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Blue Sky Fibers Extra	Aran	145	55% Baby Alpaca, 45% Fine Merino	US 7-9	16 skeins	Same Aran weight · 14% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Schoppel Alpaka Queen	Aran	219	50% Virgin Merino Wool, 50% alpaca	US 8-10	16 skeins	Same Aran weight · 30% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Felted Tweed Aran	Aran	190	50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca	US 8	36 balls	Same Aran weight · 13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Malabrigo Rios	Worsted	210	100% Superwash Merino Wool	US 7	16 skeins	25% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Cursive	Aran	153	87% FS Alpaca, 13% Peruvian Pima Cotton	US 7 - 9	22 skeins	Same Aran weight · 9% less metres per 100 g · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Coast Aran (3,360 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Rowan

Merino Aria

Bulky · 92 yds / 50 g

$24.55

9% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Blue Sky Fibers

Extra

Aran · 218 yds / 150 g

$32

Same Aran weight · 14% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Schoppel

Alpaka Queen

Aran · 219 yds / 100 g

$91

Same Aran weight · 30% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Felted Tweed Aran

Aran · 95 yds / 50 g

$18.38

Same Aran weight · 13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Malabrigo

Rios

Worsted · 210 yds / 100 g

$22.25

25% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Cursive

Aran · 153 yds / 100 g

$18.99

Same Aran weight · 9% less metres per 100 g · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Before you swap

Match the length per 100 g, not just the label. Two yarns sold as Aran can differ by a fifth in thickness. Compare yards per 100 g, or weigh a length with the yarn weight calculator.
Make a tension square (gauge swatch). A close match on paper still needs to hit your pattern's stitches per 10 cm (or per 4 inches) after washing before you cast on.
Buy by total length. Multiply the skeins your pattern asks for by their length, then divide by the new yarn's length per skein.
Mind the fiber. Cotton and linen have no spring, mohair hides stitch detail, and tweeds and woolen-spun yarns bloom after washing. See the yarn guides by weight and fiber.

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