How much Knitting for Olive Merino do you need for the Cross Cardigan Baby?
- target gauge
- 28 sts
- needles
- 3 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: wool
to PetiteKnit ↗yarns
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 — Color 3 (main color for body and sleeves)
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 188 1 3-6 months 58 cm 202 1 6-9 months 64 cm 230 1 9-12 months 65 cm 259 2 1-2 years 70 cm 287 2 2-3 years 71 cm 320 2 3-4 years 75 cm 348 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options - Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 200 1 3-6 months 58 cm 215 1 6-9 months 64 cm 245 1 9-12 months 65 cm 275 2 1-2 years 70 cm 305 2 2-3 years 71 cm 340 2 3-4 years 75 cm 370 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
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Colour B — Color 1 (yoke and edges)
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 127 1 3-6 months 58 cm 136 1 6-9 months 64 cm 150 1 9-12 months 65 cm 169 1 1-2 years 70 cm 188 1 2-3 years 71 cm 212 1 3-4 years 75 cm 235 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options - Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 135 1 3-6 months 58 cm 145 1 6-9 months 64 cm 160 1 9-12 months 65 cm 180 1 1-2 years 70 cm 200 1 2-3 years 71 cm 225 1 3-4 years 75 cm 250 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
47 of 87 options
Colour C — Color 2 (cross)
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 33 1 3-6 months 58 cm 33 1 6-9 months 64 cm 42 1 9-12 months 65 cm 42 1 1-2 years 70 cm 52 1 2-3 years 71 cm 52 1 3-4 years 75 cm 61 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options - Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 35 1 3-6 months 58 cm 35 1 6-9 months 64 cm 45 1 9-12 months 65 cm 45 1 1-2 years 70 cm 55 1 2-3 years 71 cm 55 1 3-4 years 75 cm 65 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
47 of 87 options
Colour D — Color 4 (stripe color for edges)
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Sunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 235 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 38 1 3-6 months 58 cm 47 1 6-9 months 64 cm 56 1 9-12 months 65 cm 66 1 1-2 years 70 cm 71 1 2-3 years 71 cm 80 1 3-4 years 75 cm 89 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday PetiteKnit28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options - Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 0-3 months 52 cm 40 1 3-6 months 58 cm 50 1 6-9 months 64 cm 60 1 9-12 months 65 cm 70 1 1-2 years 70 cm 75 1 2-3 years 71 cm 85 1 3-4 years 75 cm 95 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO BEBE28 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
47 of 87 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 28 sts / 10 cm
used in 1 pattern · including Puhuri Hat
28 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Tee No. 2
28 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Tee No. 2
28 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Beanie Baby
28 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Marius Genser Baby
28 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Cloud Tee
28 sts / 10 cm
SundaySandnes Garn100% merinoheld doubleused in 1 pattern · including Hipster Hat
29 sts / 10 cm · +1used in 1 pattern · including Jimmy Scarf
27 sts / 10 cm · −1
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