Lion Brand Vanna's Choice vs Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted

Technical verdict: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice vs Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted

Weight category, yardage and value per ball

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice and Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted are both Medium (CYC 4) yarns, so on paper they are interchangeable in the same patterns. The weight class only tells half the story, though: the ball band data below shows how much they really differ in thickness, yardage and behaviour once they are on the hook.

Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted is the longer yarn per gram, with 165 m per 100 g against 156 m per 100 g for Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, a difference of 6 %. For the same 1,000 m of yarn, the project weighs about 641 g in Lion Brand Vanna's Choice and 606 g in Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted. A lower m/100 g figure means a thicker or denser strand, so the heavier yarn will also make a slightly thicker, warmer fabric.

Per ball, Lion Brand Vanna's Choice holds 156 m in 100 g and Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted holds 165 m in 100 g. Five balls of Lion Brand Vanna's Choice (780 m) are replaced by 5 balls of Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted, and five balls of Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted (825 m) by 6 balls of Lion Brand Vanna's Choice. Always convert by length, never by weight or by number of balls.

Drape, fibre and texture

Both yarns share the same fibre family: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice is 100 % acrylic and Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted is 100 % acrylic, so they wash, block and wear in a similar way. Acrylic is light, affordable and machine-washable; it hides small tension changes and suits blankets and everyday pieces, but heat relaxes it permanently, so it should not be ironed.

With such similar density, Lion Brand Vanna's Choice and Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted will give fabrics of comparable weight and drape at the same gauge; any difference in hand will come mainly from the fibre.

They also share the same construction (Plied), so stitch definition and the way the yarn behaves on the hook should feel familiar when you switch.

Hook size and gauge

The ball bands recommend 6 mm for Lion Brand Vanna's Choice and 5.5–6.5 mm for Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted. The ranges overlap at 6 mm, which is the safest hook to start a test swatch for either yarn.

At least one manufacturer does not publish a reference gauge, so work a 12 × 12 cm swatch with your usual hook before comparing sizes.

Verdict: can you swap them?

Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted is a strong substitute for Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, with a Match Score of 84 %. Convert by length with the calculator above, work a quick swatch, and most patterns will need no other changes.

Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted gives more meters per ball, so you will usually buy fewer balls.

Whichever you choose, buy all the balls for a project from the same dye lot and keep the ball band for its care instructions.

Full Lion Brand Vanna's Choice data sheet → Full Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted data sheet → Calculate yarn for a whole project →