Lang Yarns · Aran weight · 230 yds per 100 g

Donegal Tweed+ substitutes

Lang Yarns Donegal Tweed+ is a Aran-weight 100% virgin wool yarn with a tweedy finish, 115 yds (105 m) per 50 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 balls	How it compares
Lang Yarns Donegal Tweed+	Aran	230	100% Virgin Wool	US 7-8	10 balls	The original
Rowan Felted Tweed Aran	Aran	190	50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca	US 8	13 balls	Same Aran weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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	6 skeins	Same Aran weight · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: virgin, wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Label tension differs by 2 stitches per 10 cm.
Rowan Moordale	Aran	251	70% Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	5 skeins	Same Aran weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Brushed Fleece	Bulky	230	65% Wool, 30% Alpaca, 5% Polyamide	US 10	10 balls	0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks High Desert Worsted	Worsted	217	100% American Wool	US 6 - 9	6 skeins	6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Cowgirl Blues Fluffy Mohair	Worsted	220	78% Kid Mohair, 13% Wool, 9% Nylon	–	6 skeins	4% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 balls of Donegal Tweed+ (1,150 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Rowan

Felted Tweed Aran

Aran · 95 yds / 50 g

$18.38

Same Aran weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: virgin, wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Label tension differs by 2 stitches per 10 cm.

Rowan

Moordale

Aran · 251 yds / 100 g

$34.65

Same Aran weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Brushed Fleece

Bulky · 115 yds / 50 g

$17.85

0% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

High Desert Worsted

Worsted · 217 yds / 100 g

$10

6% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Cowgirl Blues

Fluffy Mohair

Worsted · 220 yds / 100 g

$38

4% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 balls your pattern asks for by their length, then divide by the new yarn's length per ball.
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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