Baa Ram Ewe · Sport weight · 240 yds per 100 g

Skipper substitutes

Baa Ram Ewe Skipper is a Sport-weight 100% british wool yarn with a smooth finish, 240 yds (219 m) per 100 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.

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Yarn	Weight	Yds / 100 g	Fiber	Needle	To replace 10 skeins	How it compares
Baa Ram Ewe Skipper	Sport	240	100% British Wool	US 3 - 5	10 skeins	The original
McIntosh Bluefaced Leicester DK	DK	246	100% British Bluefaced Leicester Wool	US 6	10 skeins	3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: british, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Sandnes Garn Double Sunday	DK	236	100% Merino Wool	–	21 balls	1% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Gloss DK	DK	246	70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk	US 5 - 6	20 balls	3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
McIntosh Fabulous DK	DK	246	55% British Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 45% Grade A Mulberry Silk	US 6	10 skeins	3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: british, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Blue Sky Fibers Baby Alpaca	Sport	220	100% Baby Alpaca	US 5	22 balls	Same Sport weight · 8% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Capra DK	DK	246	85% Fine Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere	US 5 - 7	20 balls	3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Skipper (2,400 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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McIntosh

Bluefaced Leicester DK

DK · 246 yds / 100 g

$29

3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: british, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Sandnes Garn

Double Sunday

DK · 118 yds / 50 g

$13.50

1% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Gloss DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$10.99

3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

McIntosh

Fabulous DK

DK · 246 yds / 100 g

$32

3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: british, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Blue Sky Fibers

Baby Alpaca

Sport · 110 yds / 50 g

$15.70

Same Sport weight · 8% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Capra DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$13.99

3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 Sport 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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