How much DROPS Alaska do you need for the Villa Wrap?
- gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: wool · mohair · silk
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
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.
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Alaskaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 1 1320 19 2 1584 23 3 1716 25 4 1980 29 swap yarn & recalculate
- Laines du NordVasto17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Knitting for OliveHeavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Laines du NordHoliday19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% wool, 30% acrylicview amounts
- Rosa PomarNordeste19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- LangYarnsSPIRIT17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 94% wool, 6% cashmereview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls 1 1260 6 2 1470 7 3 1680 8 4 1890 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gepard GarnKID SETA TWEED30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- MayflowerSuper Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 76% mohair, 24% silk
- LangYarnsMOHAIR LUXE22 sts / 10 cm · 77% mohair, 23% silk
- LangYarnsMOHAIR LUXE LAMÉ22 sts / 10 cm · 73% mohair, 18% silk, 9% polyester
- Lana GrossaSilkhair22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
37 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Cool Wool Big Dots
19 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
80% wool, 13% viscose, 7% polyamide
substitute for WOOLIA

Lana Grossa
Chiaro
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
60% wool, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide
substitute for WOOLIA
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
YAKLangYarns · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
TILIAFilcolana · held double18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Bea Blouse
AtlasSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Damian Sweater Man
PunoGepard Garn18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Diamond Jacket
used in 5 patterns · including ELEVATION_LOOP_SWEATER
used in 5 patterns · including Karla Cardigan
Jensen YarnIsager · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including SWIRL_LOOP_BEANIE
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld with
KID SETAGepard Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including SWIRL_LOOP_BEANIE
more like this
other cardigan patterns



