How much Fonty FADO do you need for the Riley?

Name: Yarn amounts: Riley in Fonty FADO
Creator: Knitr

vests · 16 sts / 10 cm

target gauge: 16 sts
needles: 5 mm
type: vests

fibres: cotton · alpaca · wool

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yarns

yarns in the library used for this pattern

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Concept by Katia COTTON-MERINO
23 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% cotton, 30% merino
single strand
5 balls
DROPS Air
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% merino
single strand
4 balls
Zeeman Nalu
single strand
not in our library yet
2 balls

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

Concept by Katia COTTON-MERINO23 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 105 m
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single strand
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One size 525 5
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- Concept by KatiaCOTTON-MERINO TONES23 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% cotton, 30% merinoview amounts
- LamanaPerla23 sts / 10 cm · 60% cotton, 25% alpaca, 15% silk
- NovitaWooly Wood22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% lyocell, 30% merino
- Majo GarnSunny Linen24 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 50% linen, 27% alpaca, 18% cotton, 5% merino
- LangYarnsREGINA24 sts / 10 cm · 50% cotton, 24% alpaca, 20% silk, 6% wool
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DROPS Air17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 150 m
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single strand
balls shown for Fonty FADOback to pattern's yarn
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One size 476
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- LangYarnsSPIRIT17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% merino, 6% cashmereview amounts
- Laines du NordSoft Carded Merino17 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merino
- Laines du NordVasto17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- FontyFADO17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoviewing
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
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Zeeman Nalu
single strand
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One size 476 2

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Lana Grossa
Alpaca Air II
18 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
50% alpaca, 27% polyamide, 14% cotton, 9% merino
substitute for Air
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Permin
Dagmar by Permin
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
75% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Air
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Sandnes Garn
Kos
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
substitute for Air
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Lana Grossa
Merino Soft
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% merino, 50% acrylic
substitute for Air
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Rauma Garn
Puno Petit
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
56% alpaca, 10% merino, 34% polyamide
substitute for Air
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LangYarns
MALOU LIGHT
16 sts / 10 cm
72% alpaca, 16% nylon, 12% merino
substitute for Air
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LangYarns
MEMORY
16 sts / 10 cm
88% merino, 12% nylon
substitute for Air
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Sandnes Garn
Børstet Alpakka
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
96% alpaca, 4% nylon
substitute for Air
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