Rowan · Aran weight · 306 yds per 100 g

Kid Classic substitutes

Rowan Kid Classic is a Aran-weight 70% wool, 22% mohair, 8% polyamide yarn with a soft halo finish, 153 yds (140 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 Kid Classic	Aran	306	70% Wool, 22% Mohair, 8% Polyamide	US 8-9	10 balls	The original
Lang Yarns Cloud	Bulky	284	90% Virgin Extrafine Merino Wool - superwash, 10% Nylon	US 10.5	6 skeins	7% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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	14 balls	25% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Moordale	Aran	251	70% Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	7 skeins	Same Aran weight · 18% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Woolfolk Far	Worsted	284	100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino Wool	US 8	11 balls	7% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns Cashmere Light	Aran	372	88% Cashmere, 12% Nylon	US 9-10	17 balls	Same Aran weight · 21% more metres per 100 g · 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 Kid Classic (1,530 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Lang Yarns

Cloud

Bulky · 284 yds / 100 g

$29

7% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Brushed Fleece

Bulky · 115 yds / 50 g

$17.85

25% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · 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 · 18% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Woolfolk

Far

Worsted · 142 yds / 50 g

$22

7% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Cashmere Light

Aran · 93 yds / 25 g

$33

Same Aran weight · 21% more metres per 100 g · 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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