What is a good alternative (less expensive alternative) to Rowan Classic yarn?

I’m thinking of making a sweater for my fiance but yarn prices have gone so high for certain brands. Does anyone know a good alternative to this one?

3 Comments

Wendee32 January 23rd, 2010 at 11:00 am

Check out LionBrandYarn.Com

They have nice yarns and may be a little cheaper depending on the type of yarn you want.

They also have free patterns for knitting…you do have to register to get free patterns but registration is free.

Suzanne January 23rd, 2010 at 11:16 am

It depends on which particular Rowan yarn you’re looking to substitute. I use the yarn database at Ravelry ( – free sign up). Look up the yarn that is recommended for the pattern. It will give you the properties of the yarn (which fibre types, the yarn gauge, whether it’s a plied or single yarn, et cetera). Then you can look for yarns that have those properties in the database and find a reasonable substitute.

For instance, Rowan Felted Aran could be substituted with Berroco Blackstone Tweed, or half a dozen other brands.

Without knowing what yarn is suggested, you won’t be able to get a good suggestion for a substitute.

Suzanne January 23rd, 2010 at 5:52 pm

From my previous answer, apparently Ravelry.com was edited out. That’s not very helpful for you! Anyway, Ravelry.com and once you have an account, you can use the yarn tab.

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