How much Sandnes Garn Alpakka do you need for the Ellen's Coming Home Set?
- target gauge
- 23 sts
- needles
- 3.5 mm
- type
- rompers
fibres: wool · cashmere · cotton
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Yarn Substitutions
Below you can find substitutes for every yarn used in this pattern. Pick a substitute outside the pattern's recommended yarns and Knitr will recalculate the ball count for you. We choose substitutes based on gauge match with the pattern's yarn. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio. How we select substitutes
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Cashmere23 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Sandnes Garn Alpakkaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 0 months 324 1-3 months 432 3-6 months 540 6-9 months 648 9-12 months 756 swap yarn & recalculate
- Cardiff CashmereCLASSICno gauge on record · 100% cashmereview amounts
- PascualiCASHMERE 6/28no gauge on record · 100% cashmereview amounts
- LangYarnsCASHMERE PREMIUMno gauge on record · 100% cashmereview amounts
- Gepard GarnCASHMERE KLASSIKno gauge on record · 100% cashmereview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 223 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
54 of 94 options - Sandnes Garn Duo22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 115 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Sandnes Garn Alpakkaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 0 months 324 1-3 months 432 3-6 months 540 6-9 months 648 9-12 months 756 swap yarn & recalculate
- Concept by KatiaCOTTON-MERINO VOLUME22 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 50% cotton, 50% merino
- LangYarnsVENUS21 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 50% cotton
- Concept by KatiaCASHMINA COTTON21 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm · 47% cotton, 37% merino, 10% cashmere, 6% polyamide
- LangYarnsMERINO 12022 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO 120 COLOR22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options - Sandnes Garn Double Sunday21 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 108 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Sandnes Garn Alpakkaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 0 months 324 1-3 months 432 3-6 months 540 6-9 months 648 9-12 months 756 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnDouble Sunday PetiteKnit21 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- DROPSDaisy21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- DROPSPuna21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% alpaca
- Concept by KatiaPURE ORGANIC WOOL21 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 100% merino
- DROPSMerino Extra Fine21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
44 of 84 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Concept by Katia
REIKI
20 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
60% alpaca, 29% merino, 11% polyamide
substitute for Double Sunday

Concept by Katia
KYOMU
21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
48% alpaca, 27% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Double Sunday

Concept by Katia
PARADISE MERINO
20 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
93% merino, 7% polyamide
substitute for Double Sunday

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150 Merino Christmas
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% merino, 20% polyamide
substitute for Double Sunday

Katia
MELODY STAR
21 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
84% merino, 10% polyamide, 6% polyester
substitute for Double Sunday

Katia
MERINO TWEED
20 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
51% merino, 43% acrylic, 6% viscose
substitute for Double Sunday

Concept by Katia
SMOOTHIE ALPACA
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% polyester, 50% alpaca
substitute for Double Sunday
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 23 sts / 10 cm
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23 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
23 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Friday Slipover
23 sts / 10 cm
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