How much DROPS Air do you need for the Mono Sweater?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · cashmere · alpaca
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
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 with the pattern's yarn. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
Colour A
body yarn
- Gepard Garn WOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 132 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Airback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 111.0 cm 1197 8 2 116.0 cm 1197 8 3 120.0 cm 1330 9 4 127.0 cm 1330 9 5 133.0 cm 1330 9 6 138.0 cm 1463 10 7 147.0 cm 1463 10 8 158.0 cm 1596 11 swap yarn & recalculate
- Knitting for OliveHeavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
61 of 101 options
held with
- Gepard Garn CASHMERE LACE29 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 330 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 111.0 cm 1320 4 2 116.0 cm 1320 4 3 120.0 cm 1320 4 4 127.0 cm 1320 4 5 133.0 cm 1320 4 6 138.0 cm 1650 5 7 147.0 cm 1650 5 8 158.0 cm 1650 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsCASHMERE EXTRA LACE30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmere
- PerminHannah by Permin28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- IsagerAlpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
19 of 40 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Gepard Garn Puno14 sts / 10 cm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 111.0 cm 110 1 2 116.0 cm 110 1 3 120.0 cm 110 1 4 127.0 cm 110 1 5 133.0 cm 110 1 6 138.0 cm 110 1 7 147.0 cm 110 1 8 158.0 cm 110 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- LamanaComo Grande Bouclé14 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaSoft Tweed 9015 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaWoohoo13.5 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 100% merino
- LangYarnsGLORY13 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Rauma GarnPuno14 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm · 68% alpaca, 10% merino, 22% polyamide
40 of 80 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Ecopuno Sfumato
17 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
42% merino, 32% cotton, 26% alpaca
substitute for WOOLIA

Lana Grossa
Chiaro
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
60% merino, 28% viscose, 12% polyamide
substitute for WOOLIA

Concept by Katia
KOMOREBI
18 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
50% merino, 25% cotton, 15% polyamide, 10% mohair
substitute for WOOLIA

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 3
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
20% mohair, 57% merino, 23% polyamide
substitute for WOOLIA
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
AtlasSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 18 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
YAKLangYarns · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
Double SundaySandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including Basket Clutch
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including August Sweater
TripleHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
Peer GyntSandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Alpakka FølgetrådSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
used in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
Jensen YarnIsager · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Esther Sweater
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