How much Laines du Nord Poema Mohair do you need for the Stripy Affair Sweater?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
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fibres: wool · mohair · silk
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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
Colour A
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 250 1 S 102 cm 250 1 M 113.5 cm 375 2 L 124.5 cm 375 2 XL 138 cm 500 2 2XL 144.5 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Laines du Nord Poema Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 450 2 S 102 cm 450 2 M 113.5 cm 675 2 L 124.5 cm 675 2 XL 138 cm 900 3 2XL 144.5 cm 900 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
69 of 109 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 250 1 S 102 cm 250 1 M 113.5 cm 375 2 L 124.5 cm 375 2 XL 138 cm 500 2 2XL 144.5 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Laines du Nord Poema Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 450 2 S 102 cm 450 2 M 113.5 cm 675 2 L 124.5 cm 675 2 XL 138 cm 900 3 2XL 144.5 cm 900 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
69 of 109 options
Colour C
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 250 1 S 102 cm 250 1 M 113.5 cm 375 2 L 124.5 cm 375 2 XL 138 cm 500 2 2XL 144.5 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Laines du Nord Poema Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 450 2 S 102 cm 450 2 M 113.5 cm 675 2 L 124.5 cm 675 2 XL 138 cm 900 3 2XL 144.5 cm 900 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
69 of 109 options
Colour D
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 500 2 S 102 cm 500 2 M 113.5 cm 625 3 L 124.5 cm 625 3 XL 138 cm 750 3 2XL 144.5 cm 750 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Laines du Nord Poema Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 91 cm 900 3 S 102 cm 900 3 M 113.5 cm 1125 3 L 124.5 cm 1125 3 XL 138 cm 1350 4 2XL 144.5 cm 1350 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
69 of 109 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

LangYarns
GALAXY
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
40% merino, 22% nylon, 20% alpaca, 14% cotton, 4% polyester
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Laines du Nord
Poema Glitter
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
95% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

HipKnitShop
Hip Mohair
28 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
80% mohair, 20% polyamide
substitute for Merino

Lana Grossa
Chiaro
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
60% merino, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 3
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
20% mohair, 57% merino, 23% polyamide
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

LangYarns
MUSE
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
80% alpaca, 17% nylon, 3% merino
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Hobbii
Divina
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair

Lana Grossa
Cool Merino
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
90% merino, 10% polyamide
substitute for Soft Silk Mohair
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