How much DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk do you need for the Cosy Balaclava?
- target gauge
- 14 sts
- needles
- 7 mm
- type
- accessories
fibres: alpaca · polyamide · silk
to Dominika Penduzzu ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
1 ball Air+1 ball Brushed Alpaca Silk
how much yarn
Every size is listed below, with meters and balls needed. 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.
body yarn
- DROPS Air17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 150 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls One Size 150 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsSPIRIT17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% merino, 6% cashmereview amounts
- Laines du NordSoft Carded Merino17 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merino
- Laines du NordVasto17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- FontyFADO17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
52 of 92 options
held with
- DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 140 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls One Size 140 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolECO/COLORFUL BABY BRUSHED17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- LangYarnsSURI ALPACA16 sts / 10 cm · 100% alpaca
- KremkeSilky Kid RMS18 sts / 10 cm · 72% mohair, 28% silk
- KremkeMARLED Silky Kid18 sts / 10 cm · 75% mohair, 25% silk
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpaca
11 of 51 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Rauma Garn
Puno
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
68% alpaca, 10% merino, 22% polyamide
substitute for Air

Laines du Nord
Rozena
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
68% merino, 17% cashmere, 15% nylon
substitute for Air

Concept by Katia
ULTRALIGHT MERINO
16 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
93% merino, 7% polyamide
substitute for Air
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 14 sts / 10 cm
used in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater Junior
Semilla MELANGEBC Garn · held double14 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Flow Sweater
used in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 1
used in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 1
used in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 1
used in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 1
Bouclé yarnMohair by Canard · single strandheld with
Semilla MELANGEBC Garn · held double14 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 5
Bouclé yarnMohair by Canard · single strandheld with
Babyull LanettSandnes Garn · held double14 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 5
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