How much DROPS Sky do you need for the Sweater No. 9 light?

Name: Yarn amounts: Sweater No. 9 light in DROPS Sky
Creator: Knitr

sweaters · 20 sts / 10 cm

target gauge: 20 sts
needles: 4 mm
type: sweaters

fibres: alpaca · wool

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yarns

yarns in the library used for this pattern

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body yarn

Gepard Garn PURA LANA
20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 50% alpaca, 50% merino
single strand

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 PURA LANA20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 115 m
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single strand
balls shown for DROPS Skyback to pattern's yarn
size measurements meters balls
XS 106 cm 1035 6
S 112 cm 1150 7
M 116 cm 1265 7
L 120 cm 1265 7
XL 126 cm 1380 8
2XL 136 cm 1380 8
3XL 146 cm 1495 8
4XL 152 cm 1610 9
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- Gepard GarnWild Wool Silk20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 40% silk, 60% merino
- Sandnes GarnDouble Sunday20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- Laines du NordDolly 12520 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnECO CASHMERE VINTAGE20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% cashmere
- LangYarnsLAMBSWOOL20 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Concept by Katia
SMOOTHIE ALPACA
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% polyester, 50% alpaca
substitute for PURA LANA
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Concept by Katia
EDÉN
19 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
63% merino, 14% viscose, 10% mohair, 9% alpaca, 4% polyamide
substitute for PURA LANA
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Laines du Nord
Poema Glitter
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
95% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for PURA LANA
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Permin
Nellie by Permin
20 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino
substitute for PURA LANA
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Sandnes Garn
Alpakka Ull
19 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
65% alpaca, 35% wool
substitute for PURA LANA
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Permin
Sally by Permin
19 sts / 10 cm
58% alpaca, 32% cotton, 10% merino
substitute for PURA LANA
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Önling
No 1
21 sts / 10 cm
75% merino, 25% angora
substitute for PURA LANA
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Kremke
TIYARIK
20 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
74% alpaca, 22% wool, 4% polyamide
substitute for PURA LANA
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