How much Novita Arctic Wool Aran do you need for the Sweater No. 20?
- gauge
- 21 sts
- needles
- 5.5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · alpaca · mohair
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
Option 1
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Option 2
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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.
Option 1
Filcolana PERUVIAN
body yarn
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single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1200 12 2 125 cm 1300 13 3 136 cm 1500 15 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerTannisby16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- KremkeReborn WOOL recycled16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 65% wool, 25% polyester, 10% nylonview amounts
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% wool, 34% bamboo, 6% yakview amounts
- Rosa PomarMatiz16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Lana GrossaCosi16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% wool, 40% polyamideview amounts
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held with
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single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1225 7 2 125 cm 1400 8 3 136 cm 1400 8
Option 2
Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Arctic Wool Aranback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1375 9 2 125 cm 1500 10 3 136 cm 1625 10 swap yarn & recalculate
- PerminHilde18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscoseview amounts
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
- Lana GrossaAlpina18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 80% wool, 20% polyamideview amounts
- Lana GrossaMeilenweit 8-Fach 15018 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 80% wool, 20% polyamideview amounts
40 options
held with
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single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 116 cm 1350 6 2 125 cm 1350 6 3 136 cm 1575 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid uncolored RMSmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
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more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Laines du Nord
Aran Tweed
15 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% wool, 30% alpaca, 20% viscose
substitute for PERUVIAN

LangYarns
SUPER SOXX COLOR 8-FACH
19 sts / 10 cm
75% wool, 25% nylon
substitute for PERUVIAN

Kremke
Morning Salutation VEGAN
20 sts / 10 cm
51% lyocell, 49% cotton
substitute for PERUVIAN
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 21 sts / 10 cm
LineSandnes Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 14 patterns · including Anker's Summer Shirt
used in 12 patterns · including Bibi Sweater
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including Bea Blouse
Silk MohairIsager · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Bea Blouse
ECO CASHMERE VINTAGEGepard Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardigan No. 10
Primo Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Bea Blouse
used in 3 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
Mandarin PetitSandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Tynn LineSandnes Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Elodie Tee
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