How much Fonty TARTAN 3 do you need for the Bay Sweater?
- target gauge
- 20 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · alpaca
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
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.
Colour A
body yarn
- Filcolana PERNILLA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Fonty TARTAN 3back to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 525 4 2 120 cm 525 4 3 128 cm 525 4 4 136 cm 525 4 5 144 cm 700 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- BC GarnSemilla Pura22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- PerminRigmor by Permin22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- ÍstexFjallalopi22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- BC GarnSemila22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- FontyTARTAN 322 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolviewing
49 of 89 options
held with
- Filcolana ALVAno gauge on record · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 525 3 2 120 cm 525 3 3 128 cm 525 3 4 136 cm 525 3 5 144 cm 700 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnAlpakka Følgetrådno gauge on record · 100% alpaca
- Knitting for OliveCompatible Cashmereno gauge on record · 100% cashmere
Colour B
body yarn
- Filcolana PERNILLA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Fonty TARTAN 3back to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 175 2 2 120 cm 525 4 3 128 cm 525 4 4 136 cm 525 4 5 144 cm 700 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- BC GarnSemilla Pura22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- PerminRigmor by Permin22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- ÍstexFjallalopi22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- BC GarnSemila22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- FontyTARTAN 322 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolviewing
49 of 89 options
held with
- Filcolana ALVAno gauge on record · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 350 2 2 120 cm 525 3 3 128 cm 525 3 4 136 cm 525 3 5 144 cm 1400 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnAlpakka Følgetrådno gauge on record · 100% alpaca
- Knitting for OliveCompatible Cashmereno gauge on record · 100% cashmere
Colour C
body yarn
- Filcolana PERNILLA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Fonty TARTAN 3back to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 525 4 2 120 cm 525 4 3 128 cm 525 4 4 136 cm 525 4 5 144 cm 700 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- BC GarnSemilla Pura22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- PerminRigmor by Permin22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- ÍstexFjallalopi22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- BC GarnSemila22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- FontyTARTAN 322 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolviewing
49 of 89 options
held with
- Filcolana ALVAno gauge on record · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 114 cm 350 2 2 120 cm 525 3 3 128 cm 525 3 4 136 cm 525 3 5 144 cm 700 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnAlpakka Følgetrådno gauge on record · 100% alpaca
- Knitting for OliveCompatible Cashmereno gauge on record · 100% cashmere
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

LangYarns
SUPER SOXX COLOR 6-FACH/PLY
22 sts / 10 cm
75% wool, 25% nylon
substitute for PERNILLA

Kremke
Edelweiss Alpaca 6-ply
22 sts / 10 cm
65% wool, 25% polyamide, 10% alpaca
substitute for PERNILLA

Hobbii
Winter Glow Solid
21 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
51% wool, 49% acrylic
substitute for PERNILLA
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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