How much Lana Grossa Meilenweit 100 Merino Extrafine do you need for the Basically Perfect Sweater?
- gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: alpaca · mohair · wool
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
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. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
body yarn
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single strand
balls shown for Lana Grossa Meilenweit 100 Merino Extrafineback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 91 cm 800 2 XS 98 cm 900 3 S 111 cm 1000 3 M 122 cm 1100 3 L 131 cm 1200 3 XL 140 cm 1300 4 2XL 146.5 cm 1400 4 3XL 155.5 cm 1500 4 4XL 166.5 cm 1600 4 5XL 175.5 cm 1700 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% woolview amounts
- HobbiiSilly Socks28 sts / 10 cm · 75% wool, 25% polyamideview amounts
- Lana GrossaCosy Socks28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 70% wool, 30% polyamideview amounts
- Lana GrossaMeilenweit 100 Cascata28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 75% wool, 25% polyamideview amounts
- Lana GrossaMeilenweit 100 Color Mix Sparks28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 73% wool, 25% polyamide, 2% polyesterview amounts
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held with
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single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 91 cm 805 5 XS 98 cm 910 6 S 111 cm 1015 6 M 122 cm 1085 7 L 131 cm 1190 7 XL 140 cm 1295 8 2XL 146.5 cm 1400 8 3XL 155.5 cm 1505 9 4XL 166.5 cm 1610 10 5XL 175.5 cm 1715 10 - how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 91 cm 798 4 XS 98 cm 882 5 S 111 cm 1008 5 M 122 cm 1092 6 L 131 cm 1218 6 XL 140 cm 1302 7 2XL 146.5 cm 1386 7 3XL 155.5 cm 1512 8 4XL 166.5 cm 1596 8 5XL 175.5 cm 1680 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid uncolored RMSmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
8 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for workable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 100 Alpaca
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% polyamide
substitute for MERCI

Isager
Sock Yarn
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon
substitute for MERCI
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
YAKLangYarns · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
TILIAFilcolana · held double18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Bea Blouse
AtlasSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Damian Sweater Man
PunoGepard Garn18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Diamond Jacket
used in 5 patterns · including ELEVATION_LOOP_SWEATER
used in 5 patterns · including Karla Cardigan
Jensen YarnIsager · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including SWIRL_LOOP_BEANIE
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld with
KID SETAGepard Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including SWIRL_LOOP_BEANIE
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