Cowgirl Blues · DK weight · 186 yds per 100 g

Merino DK substitutes

Cowgirl Blues Merino DK is a DK-weight 100% superwash wool yarn with a smooth finish, 186 yds (170 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.

Side by side

Yarn	Weight	Yds / 100 g	Fiber	Needle	To replace 10 skeins	How it compares
Cowgirl Blues Merino DK	DK	186	100% Superwash Wool	–	10 skeins	The original
Madelinetosh Tosh DK	DK	204	100% merino wool	US 6-7	9 skeins	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 9% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Symfonie Luna	DK	199	75% Superwash Extrafine Merino and 25% Silk	US 4-6	10 skeins	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 7% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: superwash · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Malabrigo Rios	Worsted	210	100% Superwash Merino Wool	US 7	9 skeins	13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: superwash, wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Sandnes Garn Double Sunday	DK	236	100% Merino Wool	–	16 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 27% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Andean Treasure DK	DK	220	100% Baby Alpaca	US 3 - 5	17 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Baa Ram Ewe Woodnote DK	DK	223	34% Blue Faced Leicester, 33% Masham, 33% Merino	US 3 - 5	9 skeins	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 20% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Merino DK (1,860 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Madelinetosh

Tosh DK

DK · 228 yds / 112 g

$32

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

Symfonie

Luna

DK · 199 yds / 100 g

$29

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 7% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: superwash · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Malabrigo

Rios

Worsted · 210 yds / 100 g

$22.25

13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: superwash, 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

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 27% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Andean Treasure DK

DK · 110 yds / 50 g

$10.49

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Baa Ram Ewe

Woodnote DK

DK · 223 yds / 100 g

$24.99

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 20% more metres per 100 g · 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 DK 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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