How much Noro Madara do you need for the Curly Cuff Jacket?
- target gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 6 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: alpaca · wool · mohair
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
Colour B — Curly Cuff
body yarn · pick one
Mohair by Canard Bouclé yarn
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 78% mohair, 13% merino, 9% nylon
single strandRauma Garn Pillpi
14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% alpaca, 6% nylon
single strandDROPS Alpaca Bouclé
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide
single strandJärbo Curly
single strand
not in our library yet
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
body yarn
- Rauma Garn Vams16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 83 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S/M 115 cm 1577 8 M/L 129 cm 1826 10 swap yarn & recalculate
- FilcolanaPERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rosa PomarMatiz16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rosa PomarBadana16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça woolview amounts
- KatiaVIRGIN WOOL16 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 100% wool
- Rosa PomarBucos15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 100% wool
49 of 89 options
Colour B — Curly Cuff
body yarn
- Mohair by Canard Bouclé yarn18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 170 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S/M 115 cm 340 2 M/L 129 cm 340 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaOrsettini15 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 86% merino, 14% polyamide
- KremkeAlpaca Boucléno gauge on record · 89% alpaca, 11% polyamideview amounts
- LangYarnsSURI ALPACA16 sts / 10 cm · 100% alpaca
- NovitaHehku16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% mohair, 40% wool
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpaca
* doesn't have the original yarn's special feature: Bouclé
43 of 83 options - Rauma Garn Pillpi14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 104 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S/M 115 cm 208 2 M/L 129 cm 208 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- LamanaComo Grande Bouclé14 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- KremkeAlpaca Boucléno gauge on record · 89% alpaca, 11% polyamideview amounts
- Lana GrossaOrsettini15 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 86% merino, 14% polyamide
- HobbiiBouclé13 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 60% alpaca, 40% wool
- Lana GrossaSoft Tweed 9015 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
* doesn't have the original yarn's special feature: Bouclé
43 of 83 options - DROPS Alpaca Bouclé17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 140 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S/M 115 cm 280 2 M/L 129 cm 280 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- KremkeAlpaca Boucléno gauge on record · 89% alpaca, 11% polyamideview amounts
- LangYarnsSPIRIT17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% merino, 6% cashmereview amounts
- LangYarnsFORTUNA17 sts / 10 cm · 90% merino, 10% cashmere
- LangYarnsHONOR17 sts / 10 cm · 50% alpaca, 50% merino
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak
* doesn't have the original yarn's special feature: Bouclé
53 of 93 options Järbo Curly
single strand
size measurements meters balls S/M 115 cm 390 — M/L 129 cm 390 —
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Nebbia
16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
55% merino, 45% alpaca
substitute for Alpaca Bouclé

Laines du Nord
Merino Yak
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yak
substitute for Alpaca Bouclé

Knitting for Olive
Heavy Merino
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
100% merino
substitute for Alpaca Bouclé

Du Store Alpakka
Faerytale
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
100% alpaca
substitute for Alpaca Bouclé
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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