US yarn in the UK
Red Heart Hygge in the UK: closest UK yarns
The maker’s online shop, Yarnspirations, sells it to the US and Canada, and we couldn’t find it at LoveCrafts UK. None of the UK yarns we track is close enough to recommend: it’s 86m per 100g at 13 stitches to 10cm, outside the range of our list.
For a yarn this thick, look for a 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 × 121m) and divide by the metres on your new yarn’s ball band. Our yarn substitution calculator does it for you.
Red Heart Hygge: the maker’s specs
| Weight | #5 Bulky |
|---|---|
| Fibre | 70% acrylic, 30% nylon |
| Ball (solid shades) | 141g (5 oz), 121m (132 yd) |
| Metres per 100g | 85.8m |
| Hook | 6.5 mm (US K/10 1/2) |
| Needles | 6.5 mm (US 10 1/2) |
| Tension | Crochet: 11 sc x 13 r = 4" (10 cm) on 6.5 mm (US K/10 1/2); Knit: 13 sts x 15 r = 4" (10 cm) on 6.5 mm (US 10 1/2) |
Before you swap
US weight 5 (bulky) is close to UK chunky; check the tension, as some bulky yarns sit nearer super chunky. 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: Red Heart 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.