Rowan · Aran weight · 251 yds per 100 g

Moordale substitutes

Rowan Moordale is a Aran-weight 70% wool, 30% alpaca yarn with a smooth finish, 251 yds (230 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.

Side by side

Yarn	Weight	Yds / 100 g	Fiber	Needle	To replace 10 skeins	How it compares
Rowan Moordale	Aran	251	70% Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	10 skeins	The original
Schoppel Alpaka Queen	Aran	219	50% Virgin Merino Wool, 50% alpaca	US 8-10	12 skeins	Same Aran weight · 13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok	Worsted	246	100% Fine Highland Wool	US 6-11	21 balls	2% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lang Yarns Yak	Worsted	262	70% Virgin Extrafine Merino Wool and 30% Yak	US 7-8	20 balls	4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Lana Grossa Royal Alpaca	Bulky	218	93% Royal Alpaca, 7% Polyamide	US 11-15	24 balls	13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · 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	22 balls	Same Aran weight · 9% 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	18 balls	13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 skeins of Moordale (2,510 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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Schoppel

Alpaka Queen

Aran · 219 yds / 100 g

$91

Same Aran weight · 13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool, alpaca · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Blue Sky Fibers

Woolstok

Worsted · 123 yds / 50 g

$10.50

2% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Yak

Worsted · 131 yds / 50 g

$20

4% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lana Grossa

Royal Alpaca

Bulky · 109 yds / 50 g

$27.49

13% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: alpaca · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Lang Yarns

Donegal Tweed+

Aran · 115 yds / 50 g

$12

Same Aran weight · 9% 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

13% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: wool · 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 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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