US yarn in the UK
Lion Brand Feels Like Butta in the UK: closest UK yarns
LoveCrafts UK had only 4 of its 16 shades in stock on 6 October 2026, so for most colours you’ll need a swap. The closest UK swap in the yarns we track is Paintbox Simply Aran: 100% acrylic, 184m per 100g against 199m, and the same knitted tension as the maker’s: 18 stitches to 10cm. It’s 100% acrylic rather than 100% polyester, so it will feel and wash a little differently.
Best UK swap: Paintbox Simply Aran · 53 shades in stock · from £1.69 a ball
See Paintbox Simply Aran shades at LoveCrafts ↗More choice: search Amazon UK for aran soft polyester yarn ↗
Ad · paid links. Price and stock at LoveCrafts checked 6 October 2026.
How many balls to buy
Buy by length, not by ball: a ball of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta in a solid shade holds 199m (print and multi shades often come in smaller balls; check the label) and a ball of Paintbox Simply Aran holds 184m.
- 1 ball of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (199m) → 2 of Paintbox Simply Aran
- 3 balls of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (597m) → 4 of Paintbox Simply Aran
- 5 balls of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (995m) → 6 of Paintbox Simply Aran
- 10 balls of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (1990m) → 11 of Paintbox Simply Aran
For any pattern, our yarn substitution calculator does the sum, and the pattern reader pulls the yarn list out of a pasted pattern.
UK yarns compared
| UK yarn | UK weight | Fibre | Metres per 100g | Knit tension (10cm) | UK balls per Lion Brand Feels Like Butta ball | Shades in stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintbox Simply Aran best match | Aran | 100% acrylic | 184m (-8%) | 18 sts (0%) | 1.08 | 53 of 65, from £1.69 |
| King Cole Wool Aran | Aran | 100% wool | 180m (-10%) | 18 sts (0%) | 1.11 | 11 of 19, from £4.99 |
| Paintbox Wool Mix Aran | Aran | 50% wool, 50% acrylic | 180m (-10%) | 18 sts (0%) | 1.11 | 37 of 60, from £4.55 |
Lion Brand Feels Like Butta: the maker’s specs
| Weight | 4 Medium / Worsted |
|---|---|
| Fibre | 100% polyester |
| Ball (solid shades) | 100g (3.5 oz), 199m (218 yd) |
| Metres per 100g | 199m |
| Hook | G-6 (4 mm) |
| Needles | #7 (4.5 mm) |
| Tension | Crochet: 16 sc x 19 r = 4 in on G-6 (4 mm); Knit: 18 sts x 26 r = 4 in on #7 (4.5 mm) |
Before you swap
US “worsted” (weight 4) sits between UK DK and aran; most worsted patterns work in a UK aran, but a lighter worsted can be closer to a heavy DK. 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: Lion Brand product page, Paintbox Simply Aran. 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.