Yarn spec sheet · Caron
Caron One Pound
Caron One Pound: 164 m per 100 g, 5 mm hook, Acrylic. Best substitutes ranked by Match Score, ball equivalences and a yardage calculator.
Technical specifications
- Weight (CYC)
- 4 – Medium
- Meters per 100 g
- 163.8 m
- Recommended hook
- 5 mm
- Composition
- 100 % Acrylic
- Ball
- 453 g · 742 m (811 yd)
- WPI (wraps per inch)
- 9–12 (CYC range)
- Standard gauge (10 × 10 cm)
- 11–14 sc (CYC standard)
- Texture
- Plied
- Status
- Available
Best substitutes for Caron One Pound
Ranked by Match Score: density (40%), weight (20%), fiber (15%), texture (15%) and hook size (10%).
= 3,710 m of Caron One Pound in total
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Red Heart Soft Match Score 98 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+1 % meters per 100 g vs. original 234 m per ball (−508 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Red Heart Soft 4 10 16 32 You need 16 balls of Red Heart Soft
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Red Heart Super Saver Match Score 96 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+3 % meters per 100 g vs. original 333 m per ball (−409 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Red Heart Super Saver 3 7 12 23 You need 12 balls of Red Heart Super Saver
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Caron Simply Soft Match Score 95 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+3 % meters per 100 g vs. original 288 m per ball (−454 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Caron Simply Soft 3 8 13 26 You need 13 balls of Caron Simply Soft
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Red Heart With Love Match Score 93 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+4 % meters per 100 g vs. original 338 m per ball (−404 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Red Heart With Love 3 7 11 22 You need 11 balls of Red Heart With Love
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Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes Match Score 93 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- similar texture
- same hook range
±0 % meters per 100 g vs. original 372 m per ball (−370 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes 2 6 10 20 You need 10 balls of Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes
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Premier Yarns Basix Worsted Match Score 90 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
±0 % meters per 100 g vs. original 328 m per ball (−414 m) 4 – Medium · Acrylic
Balls of Caron One Pound 1 3 5 10 Balls of Premier Yarns Basix Worsted 3 7 12 23 You need 12 balls of Premier Yarns Basix Worsted
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Rounded up by meters per ball. Buy all balls from the same dye lot.
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How much Caron One Pound do you need?
Pick a project and a stitch: the calculator already uses the 742 m and 453 g of each ball of Caron One Pound.
Frequently asked questions about Caron One Pound
What hook size do you use for Caron One Pound?
For Caron One Pound we recommend a 5 mm crochet hook. It is a 4 – Medium yarn according to the Craft Yarn Council: go down half a size for firm fabric such as amigurumi and up half a size for garments with more drape.
How many meters are in a ball of Caron One Pound?
A ball of Caron One Pound has 742 meters (811 yards) and weighs 453 g, which is 164 meters per 100 g.
What is the best substitute for Caron One Pound?
The best substitute for Caron One Pound in CrochetMetrics is Red Heart Soft, with a 98% Match Score. It has 166 m per 100 g (+1 % vs. the original): for every 5 balls of Caron One Pound you will need 16 balls of Red Heart Soft.