Rowan · Bulky weight · 184 yds per 100 g

Merino Aria substitutes

Rowan Merino Aria is a Bulky-weight 93% wool, 7% polyamide yarn with a smooth finish, 92 yds (84 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 Merino Aria	Bulky	184	93% Wool, 7% Polyamide	US 10½	10 balls	The original
Lana Grossa Royal Alpaca	Bulky	218	93% Royal Alpaca, 7% Polyamide	US 11-15	9 balls	Same Bulky / chunky weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: polyamide · 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	8% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Woolfolk Luft	Bulky	218	55% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino, 45% Organic Pima Cotton	US 9	9 balls	Same Bulky / chunky weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · 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	8 balls	Same Bulky / chunky weight · 25% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · 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	5 skeins	19% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Felted Tweed Aran	Aran	190	50% Wool, 25% Viscose, 25% Alpaca	US 8	10 balls	4% 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 Merino Aria (920 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

$27.49

Same Bulky / chunky weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: polyamide · 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

8% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Woolfolk

Luft

Bulky · 109 yds / 50 g

$20

Same Bulky / chunky weight · 18% more metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Brushed Fleece

Bulky · 115 yds / 50 g

$17.85

Same Bulky / chunky weight · 25% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, polyamide · Surface texture differs. · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Schoppel

Alpaka Queen

Aran · 219 yds / 100 g

$91

19% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Rowan

Felted Tweed Aran

Aran · 95 yds / 50 g

$18.38

4% 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 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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