How much Mayflower Super Kid Silk do you need for the Mad Stripes Sweater?
- target gauge
- 13 sts
- needles
- 7 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: mohair · 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
- Mayflower Super Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 195 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls S/M 1170 6 L/XL 1170 6 2XL/3XL 1365 7 4XL/5XL 1365 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaMohair Di Gio12 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 55% mohair, 45% merino
- Concept by KatiaSETAKID MODA14 sts / 10 cm · 9 mm · 35% mohair, 35% silk, 27% wool, 3% viscose
- Sandnes GarnBallerina Chunky Mohair13 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 77% mohair, 18% wool, 5% polyamide
- Rauma GarnTjukk Mohair13 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 88% mohair, 7% wool, 5% polyamide
- HipKnitShopFluff Mohair13 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 80% mohair, 11% merino, 9% polyamide
9 of 49 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Laines du Nord
Twist
13 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
70% wool, 30% acrylic
substitute for Super Kid Silk

Laines du Nord
Piuma Cashmere
13 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
75% merino, 16% cashmere, 9% nylon
substitute for Super Kid Silk

Laines du Nord
Soffio Cashmere
13 sts / 10 cm · 10 mm
65% merino, 30% cashmere, 5% nylon
substitute for Super Kid Silk

Katia
BACKSTAGE
13 sts / 10 cm · 8 mm
62% acrylic, 27% wool, 11% polyamide
substitute for Super Kid Silk
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 13 sts / 10 cm
used in 2 patterns · including Hunaja Sweater
13 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 1 pattern · including Quiet Delight Beanie
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Bias Blocks
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Starter Sweater Boxy
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Cinnamon Twist Cardigan
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Curly Wurly Sweater
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Deima's balaclava
13 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Deima's mini balaclava
13 sts / 10 cm
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