How much Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino do you need for the Sweater No. 9?
- target gauge
- 14 sts
- needles
- 7 mm
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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
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 99 cm 750 6 S 104 cm 750 6 M 109 cm 875 7 L 119 cm 1000 8 XL 127 cm 1125 9 XXL 135 cm 1250 10 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
size measurements meters balls XS 99 cm 675 3 S 104 cm 900 4 M 109 cm 900 4 L 119 cm 1125 5 XL 127 cm 1125 5 XXL 135 cm 1125 5 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
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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

Lana Grossa
Cool Merino
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
90% merino, 10% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

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

Concept by Katia
PIUMINO
17 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
64% alpaca, 36% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

Katia
MAXI MERINO
18 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
55% merino, 45% acrylic
substitute for Heavy Merino

Laines du Nord
Poema Glitter
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
95% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 14 sts / 10 cm
used in 5 patterns · including Balloon Jacket
14 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Beanie No. 7
14 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition
14 sts / 10 cm
KosSandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition
14 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition
14 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Deima's Crochet Cardi
14 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition
14 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 1 pattern · including Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition
14 sts / 10 cm
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