How much DROPS Kid-Silk do you need for the Hitchhiker Balaclava?
- target gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 6 mm
- type
- accessories
fibres: mohair · wool · 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
- Permin Betty by Permin9 sts / 10 cm · 10 mm · 50 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls XS-M 150 3 L-XXL 150 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSAndes10 sts / 10 cm · 9 mm · 65% wool, 35% alpaca
- KatiaLOVE WOOL9 sts / 10 cm · 12 mm · 85% wool, 15% alpaca
- Gabo WoolFINE HIGHLAND WOOL9 sts / 10 cm · 12 mm · 100% wool
- DROPSSnow10 sts / 10 cm · 9 mm · 100% wool
- LangYarnsTWISTER10 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
9 of 41 options
held with
- Permin Angel by Permin20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls XS-M 150 L-XXL 150 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel Print by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
65 of 71 options
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 8 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Crew Sweater Oversize
16 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Hilda Structure 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 cm
Alpakka UllSandnes Garn65% alpaca, 35% wool
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Stripe Overload Dog
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Karla Cape
16 sts / 10 cm
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