Rowan · Aran weight · 218 yds per 100 g

Creative Linen substitutes

Rowan Creative Linen is a Aran-weight 50% cotton, 50% linen yarn with a smooth finish, 218 yds (199 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
Rowan Creative Linen	Aran	218	50% Cotton, 50% Linen	US 7	10 skeins	The original

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Creative Linen (2,180 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

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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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