Rowan · Aran weight · 190 yds per 100 g

Felted Tweed Aran substitutes

Rowan Felted Tweed Aran is a Aran-weight 50% wool, 25% viscose, 25% alpaca yarn with a tweedy finish, 95 yds (87 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
Rowan Felted Tweed Aran	Aran	190	50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca	US 8	10 balls	The original
Lang Yarns Donegal Tweed+	Aran	230	100% Virgin Wool	US 7-8	9 balls	Same Aran weight · 21% more 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	5 skeins	Same Aran weight · 15% 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.
Baa Ram Ewe Coast Aran	Aran	168	100% British Wool	US 7 - 9	3 skeins	Same Aran weight · 11% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Moordale	Aran	251	70% Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	4 skeins	Same Aran weight · 32% 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	11 balls	3% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Malabrigo Rios	Worsted	210	100% Superwash Merino Wool	US 7	5 skeins	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.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of Felted Tweed Aran (950 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Lang Yarns

Donegal Tweed+

Aran · 115 yds / 50 g

$12

Same Aran weight · 21% more 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 · 15% 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.

Baa Ram Ewe

Coast Aran

Aran · 336 yds / 200 g

$39.99

Same Aran weight · 11% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Moordale

Aran · 251 yds / 100 g

$34.65

Same Aran weight · 32% 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

$24.55

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

Malabrigo

Rios

Worsted · 210 yds / 100 g

$22.25

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.

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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