How much Sandnes Garn Sunday do you need for the Lovisa Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · cashmere
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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.
body yarn
- LangYarns MERINO 12022 sts / 10 cm · 120 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 120 cm 1080 9 2 130 cm 1200 10 3 141 cm 1320 11 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsMERINO 120 COLOR22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsMERINO 120 DÉGRADÉ22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- FontyGUÉRET22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- FontySOYEUSE22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% merino, 30% silk
- Gabo WoolFINE MERINO WOOL22 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
40 of 80 options
held with
- LangYarns CASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 165 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Sandnes Garn Sundayback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 120 cm 990 2 130 cm 1155 3 141 cm 1155 swap yarn & recalculate
- PascualiALASKA 228 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% musk ox
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- Majo GarnTweed Supreme28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- Knitting for OliveMerino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
45 of 85 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

DROPS
Sky
21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
74% alpaca, 18% polyamide, 8% merino
substitute for MERINO 120

Concept by Katia
SMOOTHIE ALPACA
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% polyester, 50% alpaca
substitute for MERINO 120

Katia
MELODY STAR
21 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
84% merino, 10% polyamide, 6% polyester
substitute for MERINO 120

Concept by Katia
KYOMU
21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
48% alpaca, 27% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for MERINO 120

Laines du Nord
Teddy Socks
23 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% merino, 30% nylon
substitute for MERINO 120

Sandnes Garn
Alpakka Ull
22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
65% alpaca, 35% wool
substitute for MERINO 120
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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