How much Knitting for Olive Pure Silk do you need for the Sailor Sweater?
- gauge
- 19 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · alpaca
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
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.
Colour A
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls XS 750 6 S 750 6 M 875 7 L 875 7 XL 1000 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaNalle Taika22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 80% wool, 20% polyamideview amounts
- Laines du NordUnisocks 6 Ply22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 75% wool, 25% nylonview amounts
- NovitaNalle Kesä22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 25% cotton, 25% polyamideview amounts
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHjelholts Sokkegarn22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- NovitaNalle Alpakka22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% polyamideview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Knitting for Olive Pure Silkback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls XS 800 4 S 800 4 M 1200 5 L 1200 5 XL 1200 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- PerminLeonora28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohairview amounts
- LangYarnsCASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmereview amounts
- Knitting for OlivePure Silk28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% silkviewing
- Majo GarnHoney Alpaca28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpacaview amounts
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
29 options
Colour B
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls XS 250 2 S 250 2 M 375 3 L 375 3 XL 375 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaNalle Taika22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 80% wool, 20% polyamideview amounts
- Laines du NordUnisocks 6 Ply22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 75% wool, 25% nylonview amounts
- NovitaNalle Kesä22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 25% cotton, 25% polyamideview amounts
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHjelholts Sokkegarn22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- NovitaNalle Alpakka22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% polyamideview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Knitting for Olive Pure Silkback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls XS 400 2 S 400 2 M 400 2 L 400 2 XL 400 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- PerminLeonora28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohairview amounts
- LangYarnsCASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmereview amounts
- Knitting for OlivePure Silk28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% silkviewing
- Majo GarnHoney Alpaca28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpacaview amounts
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
29 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150 Merino Christmas
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% wool, 20% polyamide
substitute for Jensen Yarn

Permin
Emma
22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
50% merino wool, 50% shetland wool
substitute for Jensen Yarn

Lana Grossa
Alpaka Merino 160
22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
50% wool, 50% alpaca
substitute for Jensen Yarn

LangYarns
ALPACA SOXX 6-PLY
22 sts / 10 cm
70% alpaca, 30% nylon
substitute for Jensen Yarn

Sandnes Garn
Peer Gynt PetiteKnit
22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
100% wool
substitute for Jensen Yarn
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 19 sts / 10 cm
PERUVIANFilcolana · single strand19 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including Heart Together Sweater
used in 9 patterns · including Bella Blocking
used in 9 patterns · including Cosmo Sweater
Double SundaySandnes Garn · single strand19 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Beanie Baby
BoucléIsager · single strand19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Bow Tie Bonnet
used in 3 patterns · including Cable Cowl
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderi19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Comma Cocoon
used in 3 patterns · including FLOW_LOOP_CARDIGAN
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