How much LangYarns BABY ALPACA do you need for the DIRECTION_LOOP_SWEATER?
- target gauge
- 20 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · silk · mohair
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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
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 with the pattern's yarn. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
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 LangYarns BABY ALPACAback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 480 3 S 120 cm 480 3 M 126 cm 480 3 L 134 cm 480 3 XL 140 cm 480 3 XXL 148 cm 720 5 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
59 of 99 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 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
41 of 81 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 7 S 120 cm 1000 8 M 126 cm 1000 8 L 134 cm 1125 9 XL 140 cm 1125 9 XXL 148 cm 1250 10
Colour B
body yarn
- Gepard Garn My FineWool26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 233 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for LangYarns BABY ALPACAback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 114 cm 466 3 S 120 cm 466 3 M 126 cm 466 3 L 134 cm 466 3 XL 140 cm 466 3 XXL 148 cm 699 5 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% merinoview amounts
- PascualiSAFFIRA26 sts / 10 cm · 75% merino, 25% silk
- MalabrigoMECHITA26 sts / 10 cm · 2.75 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 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
41 of 81 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
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

Concept by Katia
SMOOTHIE ALPACA
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% polyester, 50% alpaca
substitute for Wild Wool Silk

Concept by Katia
EDÉN
19 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
63% merino, 14% viscose, 10% mohair, 9% alpaca, 4% polyamide
substitute for Wild Wool Silk

DROPS
Sky
21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
74% alpaca, 18% polyamide, 8% merino
substitute for Wild Wool Silk
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 20 sts / 10 cm
Peer GyntSandnes Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 57 patterns · including Amy Sweater
PERUVIANFilcolana · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 29 patterns · including Column Cowl
LineSandnes Garn · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 19 patterns · including Anker's Summer Shirt
Pure SilkKnitting for Olive · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 12 patterns · including Alabaster Top
Tynn LineSandnes Garn · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including Bea Top
Hør OrganicIsager · held double20 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Audrey Top
used in 7 patterns · including Cardi Cocoon
Dansk Pelsuld 8/2Hjelholts Uldspinderi · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand20 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Clay Sweater
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