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Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK
Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK: 250 m per 100 g, 4 mm hook, Cotton. Best substitutes ranked by Match Score, ball equivalences and a yardage calculator.
Technical specifications
- Weight (CYC)
- 3 – Light
- Meters per 100 g
- 250 m
- Recommended hook
- 4 mm
- Composition
- 100 % Cotton
- Ball
- 50 g · 125 m (137 yd)
- WPI (wraps per inch)
- 11–15 (CYC range)
- Standard gauge (10 × 10 cm)
- 12–17 sc (CYC standard)
- Texture
- Plied
- Status
- Available
Best substitutes for Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK
Ranked by Match Score: density (40%), weight (20%), fiber (15%), texture (15%) and hook size (10%).
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Rico Design Ricorumi DK Match Score 79 %
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
−7 % meters per 100 g vs. original 58 m per ball (−67 m) 3 – Light · Cotton
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Rico Design Ricorumi DK 3 7 11 22 -
Katia Capri Match Score 71 %
- similar density
- adjacent weight
- same fiber
- similar texture
±0 % meters per 100 g vs. original 125 m per ball (±0 m) 2 – Fine · Cotton
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Katia Capri 1 3 5 10 -
Schachenmayr Catania Match Score 71 %
- similar density
- adjacent weight
- same fiber
- similar texture
±0 % meters per 100 g vs. original 125 m per ball (±0 m) 2 – Fine · Cotton
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Schachenmayr Catania 1 3 5 10 -
Scheepjes Catona Match Score 71 %
- similar density
- adjacent weight
- same fiber
- similar texture
±0 % meters per 100 g vs. original 125 m per ball (±0 m) 2 – Fine · Cotton
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Scheepjes Catona 1 3 5 10 -
Paintbox Yarns Simply DK Match Score 68 %
- same weight
- same texture
- same hook range
+10 % meters per 100 g vs. original 276 m per ball (+151 m) 3 – Light · Acrylic
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Paintbox Yarns Simply DK 1 2 3 5 -
Schachenmayr Bravo Match Score 68 %
- same weight
- same texture
+6 % meters per 100 g vs. original 133 m per ball (+8 m) 3 – Light · Acrylic
Balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK 1 3 5 10 Balls of Schachenmayr Bravo 1 3 5 10
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How much Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK do you need?
Pick a project and a stitch: the calculator already uses the 125 m and 50 g of each ball of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK.
Frequently asked questions about Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK
What hook size do you use for Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK?
For Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK we recommend a 4 mm crochet hook. It is a 3 – Light 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 Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK?
A ball of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK has 125 meters (137 yards) and weighs 50 g, which is 250 meters per 100 g.
What is the best substitute for Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK?
The best substitute for Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in CrochetMetrics is Rico Design Ricorumi DK, with a 79% Match Score. It has 232 m per 100 g (−7 % vs. the original): for every 5 balls of Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK you will need 11 balls of Rico Design Ricorumi DK.