How much Pickles Silk Mohair do you need for the Sweater No. 21?
- target gauge
- 12 sts
- needles
- 9 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: alpaca · cotton · mohair
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Option 1
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Option 2
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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
Option 1
Isager Eco Soft
body yarn
- Isager Eco Soft15 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 106 cm 625 5 2 120 cm 625 5 3 140 cm 750 6 4 158 cm 875 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 2 Vintage14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
40 of 80 options
held with
- Isager Trio 1no gauge on record · 350 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 106 cm 700 2 2 120 cm 700 2 3 140 cm 1050 3 4 158 cm 1050 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerMulberry Silkno gauge on record · 100% silk
- Rosa PomarLinhono gauge on record · 100% linen
- FilcolanaPAIAno gauge on record · 67% viscose, 33% polyester
Option 2
Gepard Garn Puno
body yarn
- Gepard Garn Puno14 sts / 10 cm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 106 cm 660 6 2 120 cm 770 7 3 140 cm 880 8 4 158 cm 990 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- LamanaComo Grande Bouclé14 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaSoft Tweed 9015 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaWoohoo13.5 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsGLORY13 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
40 of 80 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Silk Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 106 cm 625 2 120 cm 625 3 140 cm 750 4 158 cm 875 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETA TWEEDno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
74 of 114 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Concept by Katia
BOHEMIAN
15 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
50% alpaca, 32% merino, 18% polyamide
substitute for Eco Soft

Sandnes Garn
Kos
16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
substitute for Eco Soft

Concept by Katia
ULTRALIGHT MERINO
16 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
93% merino, 7% polyamide
substitute for Eco Soft

LangYarns
MALOU LIGHT
16 sts / 10 cm
72% alpaca, 16% nylon, 12% merino
substitute for Eco Soft
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 12 sts / 10 cm
used in 2 patterns · including Cardigan No. 5
12 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm
SundaySandnes Garn100% merino
Tynn Silk Mohairheld double · Sandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Sweater Junior
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Jilli Jam
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm
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