Rowan · Bulky weight · 230 yds per 100 g
Brushed Fleece substitutes
Rowan Brushed Fleece is a Bulky-weight 65% wool, 30% alpaca, 5% polyamide yarn with a soft halo 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.
Side by side
| Yarn | Weight | Yds / 100 g | Fiber | Needle | To replace 10 balls | How it compares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Brushed Fleece | Bulky | 230 | 65% Wool, 30% Alpaca, 5% Polyamide | US 10 | 10 balls | The original |
| Lana Grossa Royal Alpaca | Bulky | 218 | 93% Royal Alpaca, 7% Polyamide | US 11-15 | 11 balls | Same Bulky / chunky weight · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca, polyamide · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Lang Yarns Cloud | Bulky | 284 | 90% Virgin Extrafine Merino Wool - superwash, 10% Nylon | US 10.5 | 5 skeins | Same Bulky / chunky weight · 24% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Rowan Moordale | Aran | 251 | 70% Wool, 30% Alpaca | US 6 | 5 skeins | 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Rowan Merino Aria | Bulky | 184 | 93% Wool, 7% Polyamide | US 10½ | 13 balls | Same Bulky / chunky weight · 20% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable. |
| Lang Yarns Donegal Tweed+ | Aran | 230 | 100% Virgin Wool | US 7-8 | 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. |
| Schoppel Alpaka Queen | Aran | 219 | 50% Virgin Merino Wool, 50% alpaca | US 8-10 | 6 skeins | 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · 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 Brushed Fleece (1,150 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.
Candidates to compare
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Lana Grossa
Royal Alpaca
Bulky · 109 yds / 50 g
+4Same Bulky / chunky weight · 5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca, polyamide · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns
Cloud
Bulky · 284 yds / 100 g
+4Same Bulky / chunky weight · 24% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan
Moordale
Aran · 251 yds / 100 g
+410% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan
Merino Aria
Bulky · 92 yds / 50 g
+4Same Bulky / chunky weight · 20% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns
Donegal Tweed+
Aran · 115 yds / 50 g
+40% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Schoppel
Alpaka Queen
Aran · 219 yds / 100 g
5% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · 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 Bulky 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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