How much Concept by Katia 50 MOHAIR SHADES do you need for the Sweater No. 18?
- target gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · mohair · alpaca
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Option 1
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Option 2
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Option 3
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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
Hjelholts Uldspinderi Håndværksgarn
body yarn
- Hjelholts Uldspinderi Håndværksgarn17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 200 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 5 S 120 cm 1000 5 M 125 cm 1200 6 L 132 cm 1200 6 XL 138 cm 1200 6 XXL 143 cm 1400 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseLAMAULD17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% llama, 50% woolview amounts
- IsagerAlpaca 316 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% alpaca, 50% wool
- Hjelholts UldspinderiTriple16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · wool, merino
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHjelholts 1-trådet 4/117.5 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · wool, merino
- Du Store AlpakkaBig Sterk18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon
59 of 99 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Concept by Katia 50 MOHAIR SHADESback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 S 120 cm 1000 M 125 cm 1125 L 132 cm 1200 XL 138 cm 1200 XXL 143 cm 1350 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
Option 2
Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 8 S 120 cm 1000 8 M 125 cm 1250 10 L 132 cm 1250 10 XL 138 cm 1250 10 XXL 143 cm 1375 11 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
47 of 87 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Concept by Katia 50 MOHAIR SHADESback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 S 120 cm 1000 M 125 cm 1125 L 132 cm 1200 XL 138 cm 1200 XXL 143 cm 1350 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
Option 3
Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 10 S 120 cm 1000 10 M 125 cm 1200 12 L 132 cm 1200 12 XL 138 cm 1200 12 XXL 143 cm 1400 14 swap yarn & recalculate
- PicklesSoft Fuzz23 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 53% alpaca, 47% wool
- MalabrigoRIOS22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnMerinoull22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gabo WoolFINE MERINO WOOL22 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnAlpakka22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% alpacaview amounts
45 of 85 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Concept by Katia 50 MOHAIR SHADESback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 113 cm 1000 S 120 cm 1000 M 125 cm 1125 L 132 cm 1200 XL 138 cm 1200 XXL 143 cm 1350 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Alta Moda Alpaca
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
90% alpaca, 5% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

DROPS
Air
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino

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

Rauma Garn
Alpakka Lin
18 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool
substitute for Heavy Merino

Permin
Nellie by Permin
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino

Sandnes Garn
Poppy
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% alpaca, 35% cotton, 15% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 16 sts / 10 cm
used in 6 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Mina Sweater
16 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Beanie No. 7
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Jilli Jumper
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Karla Cape
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Slipover
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 14 V-neck
16 sts / 10 cm
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