How much DMC Merino Essentiel 4 do you need for the Bring Back Baby Stroller Mittens?
- target gauge
- 22 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- accessories
fibres: wool
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
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
Colour A
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for DMC Merino Essentiel 4back to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 118 1 6-12 months 118 1 12-24 months 118 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino · held double
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk · held double
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
56 of 96 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for DMC Merino Essentiel 4back to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 118 1 6-12 months 118 1 12-24 months 118 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino · held double
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk · held double
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
56 of 96 options
Colour C
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for DMC Merino Essentiel 4back to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 118 1 6-12 months 118 1 12-24 months 118 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino · held double
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk · held double
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
56 of 96 options
Colour D
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for DMC Merino Essentiel 4back to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 118 1 6-12 months 118 1 12-24 months 118 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino · held double
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk · held double
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino · held double
56 of 96 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Alpaca
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% polyamide
substitute for Sunday

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Merino Extrafine
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
75% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Sunday

Lana Grossa
Cosy Socks
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% merino, 30% polyamide
substitute for Sunday

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Color Mix Sparks
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
73% merino, 25% polyamide, 2% polyester
substitute for Sunday

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Spots
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
80% merino, 20% polyamide
substitute for Sunday

Lana Grossa
Vintage Socks
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
75% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Sunday
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 22 sts / 10 cm
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22 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including April Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Charlie Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Hilly Hood
22 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including No Frills Sweater Junior
22 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Ciro Sweater
22 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Paul Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Paul Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cm
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