US yarn in the UK
Bernat Softee Chunky in the UK: closest UK yarns
The maker’s online shop, Yarnspirations, sells it to the US and Canada, and LoveCrafts UK lists it but had none of its 55 shades in stock on 4 October 2026. None of the UK yarns we track is close enough to recommend: it’s 99m per 100g at 11 stitches to 10cm, outside the range of our list.
For a yarn this thick, look for a super chunky yarn and check its ball band against the tension below. Search Amazon ↗ (paid link)
How many balls to buy
Work out the metres the pattern needs (balls × 99m) and divide by the metres on your new yarn’s ball band. Our yarn substitution calculator does it for you.
Bernat Softee Chunky: the maker’s specs
| Weight | #6 Super Bulky |
|---|---|
| Fibre | 100% acrylic |
| Ball (solid shades) | 100g (3.5 oz), 99m (108 yd) |
| Metres per 100g | 99m |
| Hook | 8 mm (US L/11) |
| Needles | 8 mm (US 11) |
| Tension | Crochet: 8 sc x 9 r = 4" (10 cm) on 8 mm (US L/11); Knit: 11 sts x 14 r = 4" (10 cm) on 8 mm (US 11) |
Before you swap
US weight 6 (super bulky) is thicker than most UK chunky yarns; look for “super chunky” on the ball band. Make a 10cm swatch in your swap yarn with the pattern’s hook or needles and compare it with the tension above. If your square is bigger, go down a size; if it’s smaller, go up. Swapping fibre changes the feel and the wash: acrylic for acrylic, cotton for cotton keeps a pattern behaving as written.
Sources: Bernat product page. How we rank swaps: one combined score for closeness in metres per 100g, knitted tension on the ball band and fibre, with a small penalty for yarns with fewer than 10 shades in stock and for a chunky standing in for a worsted. See also UK yarn weights explained.