How much Lana Grossa Silkhair do you need for the Cardigan No. 6?
- target gauge
- 15 sts
- needles
- 6 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: mohair · silk
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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
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held triple
balls shown for Lana Grossa Silkhairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 103 cm 2250 11 S 110 cm 2475 12 M 114 cm 2700 13 L 120 cm 2925 14 XL 127 cm 3150 15 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held tripleview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held tripleview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held tripleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held tripleview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held tripleview amounts
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Gabo Wool
ECO/COLORFUL BABY BRUSHED
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
100% alpaca
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

DROPS
Brushed Alpaca Silk
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
77% alpaca, 23% silk
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Rauma Garn
Tjukk Mohair
13 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
88% mohair, 7% wool, 5% polyamide
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Phildar
Chic
17 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
50% mohair, 32% wool, 16% polyamide, 2% elastane
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 15 sts / 10 cm
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderiwool, merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 7 patterns · including Air Cardigan
15 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Deima's Collar Cardi
15 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Collar No. 1
15 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
15 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Weekend Slipover
15 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Ava Jacket
15 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Deima's Crochet Cardi
15 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Lakes Cardigan
15 sts / 10 cm
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