Ideal Sweater
- target gauge
- 11 sts
- needles
- 8 mm
- type
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fibres: alpaca · wool · nylon
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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
- HipKnitShop Wild wool15 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls S-M-L 770 7 XL-2XL-3XL 990 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- PicklesSoft Fuzz16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 53% alpaca, 47% wool
- Rauma GarnIris Alpakka15 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% nylon
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaSoft Tweed 9015 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
- LamanaComo Grande16 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
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more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Sandnes Garn
Poppy
14 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
50% alpaca, 35% cotton, 15% merino
substitute for Wild wool

Gepard Garn
MY JOY
16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
55% alpaca, 10% merino, 35% cotton
substitute for Wild wool

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 2 Vintage
14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk
substitute for Wild wool

Lana Grossa
Baco Bamboo
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
substitute for Wild wool

Gabo Wool
FOG
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
substitute for Wild wool

Concept by Katia
ALPACA NATURAL COLORS
16 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
84% alpaca, 16% cotton
substitute for Wild wool

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 2
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
substitute for Wild wool

Rauma Garn
Alpakka Lin
16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool
substitute for Wild wool
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 11 sts / 10 cm
Fat MohairSysleriget78% mohair, 13% merino, 9% nylon
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merinoused in 1 pattern · including Marble Sweater Junior
11 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Cardigan No. 5
10.8 sts / 10 cm · −0.2
Heavy Merinoheld double · Knitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 1 pattern · including Vest No. 3 - Spring Edition
10.5 sts / 10 cm · −0.5used in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm · +1
SundaySandnes Garn100% merino
Tynn Silk Mohairheld double · Sandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm · +1
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Silk MohairIsager75% mohair, 25% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −1
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −1used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −1
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