How much Permin Lillemor by Permin do you need for the DIRECTION_LOOP_SWEATER?
- target gauge
- 20 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · silk · mohair
to OTHER LOOPS ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
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Option 1
one complete way to knit this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
Option 2
one complete way to knit this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
Gepard Garn My Wool
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
Option 1
Gepard Garn Wild Wool Silk + Gepard Garn WILD & SOFT
Colour A
body yarn
- Gepard Garn Wild Wool Silk20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 120 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 840 7 S 120 cm 960 8 M 126 cm 960 8 L 134 cm 1080 9 XL 140 cm 1080 9 XXL 148 cm 1200 10 swap yarn & recalculate
- Laines du NordDolly 12520 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnPURA LANA20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 50% alpaca, 50% merino
- Sandnes GarnDouble Sunday20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnECO CASHMERE VINTAGE20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% cashmereview amounts
- LangYarnsLAMBSWOOL20 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
43 of 83 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Gepard Garn WILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 240 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Permin Lillemor by Perminback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 480 5 S 120 cm 480 5 M 126 cm 480 5 L 134 cm 480 5 XL 140 cm 480 5 XXL 148 cm 720 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- Knitting for OliveMerino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- FilcolanaANINA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
61 of 101 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 420 2 S 120 cm 420 2 M 126 cm 420 2 L 134 cm 420 2 XL 140 cm 420 2 XXL 148 cm 630 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- 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
74 of 114 options
Option 2
Gepard Garn My Wool + Gepard Garn My FineWool
Colour A
body yarn
Gepard Garn My Wool
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 875 — S 120 cm 1000 — M 126 cm 1000 — L 134 cm 1125 — XL 140 cm 1125 — XXL 148 cm 1250 —
Colour B
body yarn
- Gepard Garn My FineWool26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 233 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Permin Lillemor by Perminback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 466 5 S 120 cm 466 5 M 126 cm 466 5 L 134 cm 466 5 XL 140 cm 466 5 XXL 148 cm 699 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- KaosLuxury Soft Merino26 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- FilcolanaANINA26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
- PerminLillemor by Permin26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoviewing
- PascualiSAFFIRA26 sts / 10 cm · 75% merino, 25% silk
- MalabrigoMECHITA26 sts / 10 cm · 2.75 mm · 100% merino
49 of 89 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 420 2 S 120 cm 420 2 M 126 cm 420 2 L 134 cm 420 2 XL 140 cm 420 2 XXL 148 cm 630 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- 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
74 of 114 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
ZEKKEI
25 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
94% merino, 6% silk
substitute for WILD & SOFT

Concept by Katia
ALPACA SILVER
28 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
73% alpaca, 20% polyamide, 7% polyester
substitute for WILD & SOFT

Concept by Katia
NINFA
28 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
42% merino, 20% polyamide, 14% mohair, 13% polyester, 11% viscose
substitute for WILD & SOFT

Concept by Katia
ALPACOLOR
28 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% polyamide
substitute for WILD & SOFT

Concept by Katia
KYOMU
21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
48% alpaca, 27% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Wild Wool Silk
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 20 sts / 10 cm
used in 9 patterns · including Beth Warmer
20 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Bay Sweater
20 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including EVERYDAY_LOOP_BLOUSE
20 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including EVERYDAY_LOOP_BLOUSE
20 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cosmo Sweater
20 sts / 10 cm
Dansk Pelsuld 8/2Hjelholts Uldspinderiwool, merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 3 patterns · including LANE_LOOP_SWEATER
20 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including EVERYDAY_LOOP_BLOUSE
20 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Agnete Cardigan
20 sts / 10 cm
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