How much Du Store Alpakka Alpakka Wool do you need for the Alfred's Sweater?
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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 Tynn Merinoull27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Du Store Alpakka Alpakka Woolback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 525 4 6-9 months 525 4 9-12 months 525 4 1-2 years 700 5 2-3 years 700 5 3-4 years 700 5 4-5 years 875 6 5-6 years 875 6 6-7 years 875 6 7-8 years 1050 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsMILLE COLORI BABY27 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO 15027 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnBabyull Lanett27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Sandnes GarnKlompeLOMPE Tynn Merinoull27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Rauma GarnBabygarn27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Alpaca
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% polyamide
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Merino Extrafine
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
75% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Sysleriget
Sock
28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% merino, 20% polyamide
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Concept by Katia
NINFA
28 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
42% merino, 20% polyamide, 14% mohair, 13% polyester, 11% viscose
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Lana Grossa
Die Sockenwolle 6-fach 150g
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
80% merino, 20% polyamide
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Concept by Katia
ALPACA SILVER
28 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
73% alpaca, 20% polyamide, 7% polyester
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Concept by Katia
ALPACOLOR
28 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% polyamide
substitute for Tynn Merinoull

Lana Grossa
Woolycell
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
65% merino, 35% lyocell
substitute for Tynn Merinoull
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 32 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 2
31 sts / 10 cm · −1used in 1 pattern · including Amber Sweater
31 sts / 10 cm · −1
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