How much Kaos Halo Brushed Alpaca do you need for the Sailor Soft?
- gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: mohair · alpaca · silk
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
Option 1
one complete way to knit this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
Option 2
one complete way to knit 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.
Option 1
CaMaRose SNEFNUG NATUR
Colour A
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Kaos Halo Brushed Alpacaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 1 990 5 2 990 5 3 1100 5 4 1100 5 5 1210 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% woolview amounts
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpacaviewing
- LangYarnsCASHMERE CLASSIC16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
- Gepard GarnMY JOY16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% alpaca, 10% wool, 35% cotton
- LangYarnsCASHMERE+16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls 1 1060 5 2 1060 5 3 1060 5 4 1060 5 5 1272 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
40 options
Colour B
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Kaos Halo Brushed Alpacaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 1 220 1 2 220 1 3 220 1 4 220 1 5 220 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% woolview amounts
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpacaviewing
- LangYarnsCASHMERE CLASSIC16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
- Gepard GarnMY JOY16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% alpaca, 10% wool, 35% cotton
- LangYarnsCASHMERE+16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls 1 212 1 2 212 1 3 212 1 4 212 1 5 212 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
40 options
Option 2
CaMaRose SNEFNUG NATUR
Colour A
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Kaos Halo Brushed Alpacaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 1 990 5 2 990 5 3 1100 5 4 1100 5 5 1210 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% woolview amounts
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpacaviewing
- LangYarnsCASHMERE CLASSIC16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
- Gepard GarnMY JOY16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% alpaca, 10% wool, 35% cotton
- LangYarnsCASHMERE+16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls 1 1050 5 2 1050 5 3 1050 5 4 1050 5 5 1260 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- 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
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
7 options
Colour B
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Kaos Halo Brushed Alpacaback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 1 220 1 2 220 1 3 220 1 4 220 1 5 220 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% woolview amounts
- KaosHalo Brushed Alpaca16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 45% suri alpacaviewing
- LangYarnsCASHMERE CLASSIC16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
- Gepard GarnMY JOY16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% alpaca, 10% wool, 35% cotton
- LangYarnsCASHMERE+16 sts / 10 cm · 100% cashmere
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls 1 210 1 2 210 1 3 210 1 4 210 1 5 210 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- 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
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
7 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Hobbii
Universe Christmas Classic (Limited Edition)
Fingering
100% acrylic
substitute for Silk Mohair

LangYarns
GLOW
17 sts / 10 cm
66% lyocell, 26% cotton, 8% nylon
substitute for SNEFNUG NATUR

Knitting for Olive
No Waste Wool
Fingering
50% wool, 50% merino, extra-fine wool
substitute for Silk Mohair
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
LéttlopiÍstex · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Camp Socks
KosSandnes Garn · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Christmas Tree Sweater Junior
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Field Day Jacket
ARWETTAFilcolana · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Cardigan No. 3
TripleHjelholts Uldspinderi17 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Jilli Jacket
used in 2 patterns · including Ridge Sweater
PlötulopiÍstex · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Autumn Tales Cowl
Le Petit LambswoolBiches & Bûches · single strandheld with
Le Gros Silk & MohairBiches & Bûches · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Bella Blocking
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