How much Fonty FADO do you need for the Uma Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · cashmere
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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.
body yarn
- Gepard Garn WOOLIA17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 132 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Fonty FADOback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1320 2 125 cm 1320 3 133 cm 1320 4 141 cm 1596 5 148 cm 1650 swap yarn & recalculate
- Laines du NordVasto17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- FontyFADO17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merinoviewing
- LangYarnsSPIRIT17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% merino, 6% cashmereview amounts
- LangYarnsFORTUNA17 sts / 10 cm · 90% merino, 10% cashmere
- PascualiCASHMERE CHARIS17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 70% merino, 30% cashmereview amounts
62 of 102 options
held with
- Gepard Garn CASHMERE LACE29 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 330 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1320 4 2 125 cm 1320 4 3 133 cm 1320 4 4 141 cm 1650 5 5 148 cm 1650 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsCASHMERE EXTRA LACE30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmere
- PerminHannah by Permin28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- IsagerAlpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
19 of 40 options
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Concept by Katia
FIL PIUMA
17 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
69% alpaca, 31% wool
substitute for WOOLIA

Lana Grossa
Ecopuno Sfumato
17 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
42% merino, 32% cotton, 26% alpaca
substitute for WOOLIA

Gabo Wool
FOG
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
substitute for WOOLIA

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 2
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
substitute for WOOLIA

CaMaRose
SNEFNUG
16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
substitute for WOOLIA

CaMaRose
SNEFNUG NATUR
16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
substitute for WOOLIA

Gepard Garn
MY JOY
16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
55% alpaca, 10% merino, 35% cotton
substitute for WOOLIA
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 16 patterns · including Cardigan No. 11
Alpaca BoucléDROPS · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 14 patterns · including Curly Cuff Beanie 2.0
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Comma Cocoon
Hip WoolHipKnitShop · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Jacques Hat
LéttlopiÍstex · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Camp Socks
SNEFNUGCaMaRose · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardigan No. 2
Aran TweedIsager · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardigan No. 8
used in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
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