How much DROPS Kid-Silk do you need for the LANE_LOOP_SWEATER?
- target gauge
- 20 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: mohair · silk · wool
to OTHER LOOPS ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
body yarn
how much yarn
Every size is listed below, with meters and balls needed. 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. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
body yarn
- Hjelholts Uldspinderi Dansk Pelsuld 8/2yarn gauge: 25 sts / 10 cm · 3 mmhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 107 cm 1200 3 S 113 cm 1200 3 M 118 cm 1200 3 L 125 cm 1600 4 XL 130 cm 1600 4 XXL 136 cm 1600 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- PascualiPINTA25 sts / 10 cm · 60% wool, 20% silk, 20% ramie
- NovitaHelene25 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 60% wool, 30% silk, 10% mohair
- BC GarnBio Balance25 sts / 10 cm · 55% wool, 45% cotton
- IsagerTweed26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 70% wool, 30% mohair
- PerminMartha by Permin25 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% cotton, 50% wool
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 107 cm 1125 6 S 113 cm 1350 7 M 118 cm 1350 7 L 125 cm 1575 8 XL 130 cm 1575 8 XXL 136 cm 1575 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaKidmohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% cottonview amounts
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
40 options - how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 107 cm 1060 6 S 113 cm 1272 7 M 118 cm 1272 7 L 125 cm 1484 8 XL 130 cm 1484 8 XXL 136 cm 1484 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
40 options - Gepard Garn KID SETAyarn gauge: 22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mmhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 107 cm 1050 5 S 113 cm 1260 6 M 118 cm 1260 6 L 125 cm 1470 7 XL 130 cm 1470 7 XXL 136 cm 1470 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETA TWEEDno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
40 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Concept by Katia
CASHMINA
Fingering
68% wool, 22% polyamide, 10% cashmere
substitute for Silk Mohair

Mohair by Canard
Double kid mohair
Fingering
65% mohair, 35% wool
substitute for Silk Mohair

CaMaRose
ØKOLOGISK SOMMERULD
26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% wool, 30% cotton
substitute for Dansk Pelsuld 8/2

Gepard Garn
CottonWool 3 Organic
26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
50% wool, 50% cotton
substitute for Dansk Pelsuld 8/2
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 20 sts / 10 cm
used in 23 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
Peer GyntSandnes Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 18 patterns · including Anker’s Sweater – My Boyfriend’s Size
PERUVIANFilcolana · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 17 patterns · including Heart Together Sweater
Pure SilkKnitting for Olive · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Audrey Top
Tynn LineSandnes Garn · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Bea Top
Trio 2Isager · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Bea Top
PURA LANAGepard Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Deima's check beret
TILIAFilcolana · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Deima's mohair pair
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