How much Garna Cava do you need for the Obsidian Slipover?
- target gauge
- 19 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: mohair · wool · 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
- Isager Tweed26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 200 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 92 cm 600 3 2 98 cm 600 3 3 104 cm 600 3 4 110 cm 800 4 5 117 cm 800 4 6 128 cm 800 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerKamgarn 126 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- HobbiiMerino Care Fine26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% wool
- HobbiiFriends Merino26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% wool
- KaosFine Andean Wool26 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% wool
- Rauma GarnFinull26 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% wool
47 of 87 options
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Garna Cavaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 92 cm 600 2 98 cm 600 3 104 cm 600 4 110 cm 636 5 117 cm 800 6 128 cm 800 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Mohair by Canard
Double kid mohair
27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
65% mohair, 35% merino
substitute for Tweed

Mohair by Canard
Single kid mohair
25 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
65% mohair, 35% merino
substitute for Tweed
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 19 sts / 10 cm
used in 9 patterns · including Cecil Sweater
19 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Cozy Cowl
19 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Baggy Hat
19 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Picnic Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including FLOW_LOOP_CARDIGAN
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Agnete Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Agnete Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Janette Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cm
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