Rowan · DK weight · 298 yds per 100 g

Pure Cashmere substitutes

Rowan Pure Cashmere is a DK-weight 100% cashmere yarn with a smooth finish, 149 yds (136 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 Pure Cashmere	DK	298	100% Cashmere	US 5	10 balls	The original
McIntosh Calm DK	DK	328	80% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 20% Pure Cashmere	US 6	10 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Schoppel Cashmere Zauber	Sport	306	80% Virgin Wool and 20% Cashmere	US 4-7	10 balls	3% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Rowan Alpaca Soft DK	DK	272	70% Virgin Wool, 30% Alpaca	US 6	11 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 8% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Capra DK	DK	246	85% Fine Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere	US 5 - 7	13 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: cashmere · 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	4% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.
Knit Picks Gloss DK	DK	246	70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk	US 5 - 6	13 balls	Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Skein counts cover the same total length as 10 balls of Pure Cashmere (1,490 yds). For your own pattern, use the Yarn Estimator Calculator.

Candidates to compare

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McIntosh

Calm DK

DK · 164 yds / 50 g

$32

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 10% more metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Schoppel

Cashmere Zauber

Sport · 153 yds / 50 g

$15

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

Rowan

Alpaca Soft DK

DK · 136 yds / 50 g

$17.85

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 8% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Capra DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$13.99

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · Shared fibres: cashmere · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Woolfolk

Far

Worsted · 142 yds / 50 g

$22

4% less metres per 100 g · Fibre composition differs; check drape, stretch and care. · Comparable label tension is unavailable.

Knit Picks

Gloss DK

DK · 123 yds / 50 g

$10.99

Same DK / double knitting / double knit weight · 17% less metres per 100 g · 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 DK 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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