How much Laines du Nord Merino Yak do you need for the Uma Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · cashmere
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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
- Gepard Garn WOOLIA17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 132 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Laines du Nord Merino Yakback 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% merinoview amounts
- 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
63 of 103 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
20 of 43 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Laines du Nord
Rozena
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
68% merino, 17% cashmere, 15% nylon
substitute for WOOLIA

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
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
used in 7 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Key Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
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