How much Mayflower Super Kid Silk do you need for the Sophie Sweater?
- target gauge
- 20 sts
- needles
- 3.5 mm
- type
- pet
fibres: mohair · silk
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
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
- Mayflower Super Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 195 mhow much do you need? →
held double
size meters balls XS 390 2 S 390 2 M 585 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaSilkhair22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held double
- Laines du NordKid Silk Nuance22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held double
- Laines du NordPoema Mohair22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held double
- Gepard GarnKID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held double
- NovitaEdith22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held double
17 of 57 options
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Biches & Bûches
Le Lambswool
21 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
100% wool
substitute for Super Kid Silk
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 20 sts / 10 cm
Peer GyntSandnes Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 57 patterns · including Amy Sweater
PERUVIANFilcolana · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 29 patterns · including Column Cowl
LineSandnes Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 19 patterns · including Anker's Summer Shirt
Pure SilkKnitting for Olive · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 12 patterns · including Alabaster Top
Tynn LineSandnes Garn · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including Bea Top
Hør OrganicIsager · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Audrey Top
used in 7 patterns · including Cardi Cocoon
Dansk Pelsuld 8/2Hjelholts Uldspinderi · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Clay Sweater
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