How much DROPS Kid-Silk do you need for the Aluna Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: alpaca · mohair · silk
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
Colour A
body yarn
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
Colour A
body yarn
- Isager Bouclé22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 93.0 cm 525 3 2 98.0 cm 525 3 3 105.0 cm 700 4 4 114.0 cm 700 4 5 119.0 cm 700 4 6 126.0 cm 700 4 7 131.0 cm 875 5 8 142.0 cm 875 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- Laines du NordTeddy Socks23 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 70% merino, 30% nylon
- Concept by KatiaSUSSURRO21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% wool
- ÖnlingNo 1522 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsDONEGAL22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsAURORA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% alpaca
* doesn't have the original yarn's special feature: Bouclé
42 of 82 options
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 93.0 cm 1272 7 2 98.0 cm 1272 7 3 105.0 cm 1272 7 4 114.0 cm 1696 9 5 119.0 cm 1696 9 6 126.0 cm 1696 9 7 131.0 cm 1696 9 8 142.0 cm 1696 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk · held doubleviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk · held doubleview amounts
69 of 109 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Isager Bouclé22 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 93.0 cm 175 1 2 98.0 cm 175 1 3 105.0 cm 175 1 4 114.0 cm 175 1 5 119.0 cm 175 1 6 126.0 cm 175 1 7 131.0 cm 175 1 8 142.0 cm 175 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Laines du NordTeddy Socks23 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 70% merino, 30% nylon
- Concept by KatiaSUSSURRO21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% wool
- ÖnlingNo 1522 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsDONEGAL22 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsAURORA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% alpaca
* doesn't have the original yarn's special feature: Bouclé
42 of 82 options
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 93.0 cm 212 2 2 98.0 cm 212 2 3 105.0 cm 212 2 4 114.0 cm 212 2 5 119.0 cm 212 2 6 126.0 cm 212 2 7 131.0 cm 212 2 8 142.0 cm 212 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno 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
Concept by Katia
SMOOTHIE ALPACA
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% polyester, 50% alpaca
substitute for Bouclé
Katia
MELODY STAR
21 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
84% merino, 10% polyamide, 6% polyester
substitute for Bouclé
Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150 Merino Christmas
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% merino, 20% polyamide
substitute for Bouclé
Concept by Katia
ALMA
21 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
93% merino, 7% polyamide
substitute for Bouclé
Concept by Katia
KYOMU
21 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
48% alpaca, 27% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for Bouclé
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
used in 7 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Key Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
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