How much Pickles Silk Mohair do you need for the Olympe Sweater Vest?
- target gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: cotton · alpaca · mohair
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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
- Kaos Halo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held 4 strands
balls shown for Pickles Silk Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls S 1550 M 1675 L 1800 XL 1925 2XL 2050 3XL 2175 swap yarn & recalculate
- PicklesSilk Mohair16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held 4 strandsviewing
- Biches & BûchesLe Gros Silk & Mohair16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 28% silk, 72% mohair · single strand
- LangYarnsSURI ALPACA16 sts / 10 cm · 100% alpaca · single strand
- Gabo WoolECO/COLORFUL BABY BRUSHED17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% alpaca · single strand
- HobbiiMohair Delight16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% mohair, 50% acrylic · single strandview amounts
15 of 55 options - Mayflower Super Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 195 mhow much do you need? →
held 4 strands
size meters balls S 2418 13 M 2613 14 L 2808 15 XL 3003 16 2XL 3198 17 3XL 3393 18 swap yarn & recalculate
- HobbiiFriends Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 72% mohair, 25% silk, 3% wool · held 4 strands
- Lana GrossaSilkhair22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held 4 strands
- Laines du NordKid Silk Nuance22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held 4 strands
- Laines du NordPoema Mohair22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held 4 strands
- Gepard GarnKID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held 4 strands
23 of 63 options - Scheepjes Cahlista19 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 85 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls S 527 7 M 570 7 L 612 8 XL 655 8 2XL 697 9 3XL 740 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsTISSA 3/319 sts / 10 cm · 100% cotton
- LamanaIca19 sts / 10 cm · 100% cotton
- HobbiiFlorence19 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% linen
- LangYarnsORTICA19 sts / 10 cm · 82% cotton, 18% ramie
- PerminViola by Permin19 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% cottonview amounts
42 of 82 options - Scheepjes Catona26 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
held 2 strands
size meters balls S 775 7 M 838 7 L 900 8 XL 963 8 2XL 1025 9 3XL 1088 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- PhildarCoton 326 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cotton · held 2 strands
- KatiaDEGRADÉ SUN26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% cotton · held 2 strands
- HobbiiRococo Linen26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 36% viscose, 34% cotton, 30% linen · held 2 strands
- PhildarEsterel Coton 326 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cotton · held 2 strands
- HjertegarnBlend Bamboo26 sts / 10 cm · 70% viscose, 30% cotton · held 2 strands
42 of 82 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Permin
Vera by Permin
16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
65% cotton, 30% alpaca, 5% merino
substitute for Catona

Majo Garn
Puno Fine
20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
39% alpaca, 7% merino, 54% cotton
substitute for Cahlista

Katia
MONTANA
19 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
32% wool, 22% cotton, 21% polyamide, 15% viscose, 5% acrylic, 5% alpaca
substitute for Cahlista

BC Garn
Brisa
15 sts / 10 cm
42% cotton, 35% alpaca, 23% wool
substitute for Halo Brushed Alpaca

Rauma Garn
Alpakka Lin Tweed
16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
44% linen, 35% alpaca, 9% merino, 6% silk, 4% cotton, 2% viscose
substitute for Super Kid Silk

Sandnes Garn
Tykk Line
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen
substitute for Halo Brushed Alpaca

Hobbii
Pearly Haze
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
73% viscose, 27% wool
substitute for Halo Brushed Alpaca
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 16 sts / 10 cm
used in 6 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Mina Sweater
16 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Beanie No. 7
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Jilli Jumper
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Karla Cape
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Slipover
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 14 V-neck
16 sts / 10 cm
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