Yarn comparison · Store brand vs. alternatives
Petite Purl alternatives: medium-weight chenille yarns compared
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Loops & Threads Petite Purl is Michaels' store-brand chenille: a thinner, velvety, medium-weight yarn for garments, hats and amigurumi. It's one of the store brands in our price tracker. If your store is out of your color, or you'd like to shop somewhere else, here's how it compares with Hobby Lobby's store-brand chenille and with name-brand alternatives. We list the fiber, weight, yardage, hook size and price per 100 yards.
What Petite Purl is
Per the label text (as listed for Michaels item #10750795):
- Fiber: 100% polyester, velvety chenille
- Weight: Medium (4)
- Skein: 250 g / 8.75 oz, 537 yd / 491 m
- Suggested hook: 4.5 mm (US 7). Crochet gauge is 15 sc × 26 rows = 4 in.
Price: Michaels' website blocks automated price checks, so we couldn't read the price on Michaels.com. The lowest online price we could verify was $11.59 from Shipt (Michaels store) on Oct 22, 2026, before delivery fees. That works out to $2.16 per 100 yards, which is still the lowest per yard in this comparison. Once Michaels' product feed is connected, it will replace this price.
Closest matches: #4 medium chenille
These have the same weight category as Petite Purl, so they're the best starting point for a pattern written for it.
| Yarn | Fiber | Weight | Skein | Hook | Price | Per 100 yd | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loops & Threads Petite Purl Store brand Loops & Threads (Michaels) |
100% polyester | 4 Medium | 250 g (8.75 oz) 537 yd / 491 m |
4.5 mm (7) | $11.59 Lowest online price found: Shipt (Michaels store), Oct 22, 2026 |
$2.16 | Michaels checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Yarn Bee Velvety Smooth Aran Store brand Yarn Bee (Hobby Lobby) |
100% polyester | 4 Medium | 99 g (3.5 oz) 161 yd |
6.5 mm (K-10½) | $5.49 | $3.41 | Hobby Lobby checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Toucan Fine Hobbii |
100% polyester | 4 Medium | 100 g (3.53 oz) 196.85 yd / 180 m |
6 mm (J-10) | $7.70 | $3.91 | Hobbii checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Bernat Future Hope Bernat |
100% recycled polyester | 4 Medium | 170 g (6 oz) 333 yd / 305 m |
5 mm (H-8) | $11.99 | $3.60 | Yarnspirations checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Go Handmade Bohème Velvet Double Go Handmade (sold by Hobbii) |
100% polyester | 4 Medium | 50 g (1.76 oz) 76.55 yd / 70 m |
Not listed | $7.20 | $9.41 | Hobbii checked Oct 22, 2026 |
Yarn Bee Velvety Smooth Aran (Hobby Lobby)
Hobby Lobby's own medium chenille is the other store-brand option. It's 100% polyester, 3.5 oz / 161 yd, with a 6.5 mm (K-10½) hook and a crochet gauge of 11 sts × 13 rows = 4 in, so it works up looser than Petite Purl. At $5.49 a skein it's $3.41 per 100 yd. See Velvety Smooth Aran at Hobby Lobby.
Bernat Future Hope (Yarnspirations)
This is the closest on paper. It's a #4 chenille with a 5 mm (H-8) hook and a crochet gauge of 14 sc × 16 rows = 4 in, close to Petite Purl's 15 sc. Each 170 g skein has 333 yd, and it's made from 100% recycled polyester. At $11.99 list it's $3.60 per 100 yd. A sweater-sized 1,611 yd (three skeins of Petite Purl) would take 5 skeins. See Bernat Future Hope at Yarnspirations.
Hobbii Toucan Fine
Hobbii describes it as the thinner version of its Toucan chenille. It's medium weight, 100 g / 196.85 yd (180 m), with a 6 mm (J-10) hook and a crochet gauge of 11 sts × 13 rows = 4 in. That's a looser gauge than Petite Purl, so swatch before you swap. It costs $7.70 a skein, or $3.91 per 100 yd. See Toucan Fine at Hobbii.
Go Handmade Bohème Velvet Double (Hobbii)
This is a velour-style yarn in small 50 g / 76.55 yd balls. Hobbii lists 4–5 mm needles and a knit gauge of 18 sts × 18 rows. It doesn't list a crochet hook. At $7.20 each for 1–3 balls, it's the priciest per yard here ($9.41 per 100 yd). It makes the most sense for small, detailed pieces. See Bohème Velvet Double at Hobbii.
Plusher, chunkier options
These aren't drop-in replacements. They're bulkier, so stitch counts and finished sizes will change. They're good picks when you want a puffier amigurumi or a faster blanket. See the full bulky chenille comparison for store-brand options too.
| Yarn | Fiber | Weight | Skein | Hook | Price | Per 100 yd | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Story Posh Twist Lion Brand |
100% polyester | 5 Bulky | 200 g (7.05 oz) 232 yd / 213 m |
8 mm (L-11) | $9.99 | $4.31 | Lion Brand checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| King Cole Yummy King Cole (sold by Knit Picks) |
100% polyester | 5 Bulky | 100 g 131 yd |
6.5–9 mm (K–M) | $9.26 | $7.07 | Knit Picks checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Premier Parfait Plush Premier (sold by Mary Maxim) |
100% polyester | 6 Super Bulky | 200 g (7 oz) 174 yd |
Not listed | $7.99 | $4.59 | Mary Maxim checked Oct 22, 2026 |
Premier Parfait Plush was listed at $7.99 but marked Unavailable on Mary Maxim on Oct 22, 2026. Bernat Velvet is left out because Yarnspirations lists it as discontinued.
How to choose a substitute
- Match the weight number first. A #4 pattern wants a #4 yarn. See yarn weights explained.
- Compare gauge, not just weight. Chenilles in the same category can still work up differently. Petite Purl is 15 sc per 4 in, Future Hope is 14 and Toucan Fine is 11.
- Do the yardage math. Multiply the pattern's skeins by 537 yd, then divide by the new yarn's yardage and round up.
- Swatch it. Chenille hides stitches, so a gauge swatch is worth the 15 minutes.
- Check care labels. Some are machine washable and dryable, and some say lay flat to dry. See chenille tips.
Sources and dates
All specs and prices were read on the pages below on Oct 22, 2026. Prices change often, and sales and multi-buy discounts vary, so confirm on the retailer's site before buying.
- Loops & Threads Petite Purl: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/loops--threads-petite-purl (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Loops & Threads Petite Purl price (lowest online price found): Shipt (Michaels store) (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Yarn Bee Velvety Smooth Aran: https://www.hobbylobby.com/yarn-needle-art/yarn-tools/yarn/yarn-bee-velvety-smooth-aran-yarn/p/art49yarn (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Toucan Fine: https://hobbii.com/toucan-fine (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Bernat Future Hope: https://www.yarnspirations.com/products/bernat-future-recycled-chenille-yarn-170g-6oz (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Go Handmade Bohème Velvet Double: https://hobbii.com/boheme-velvet-double (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Cover Story Posh Twist: https://www.lionbrand.com/products/cover-story-posh-twist-yarn (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- King Cole Yummy: https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/king-cole-yummy/c/5420543 (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Premier Parfait Plush: https://www.marymaxim.com/products/premier-parfait-plush-yarn (checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Bernat Velvet (Yarnspirations), left out: Yarnspirations marks it discontinued: 300 g / 315 yd, #5 Bulky, $14.99 list. https://www.yarnspirations.com/products/bernat-velvet-yarn