How much Hobbii Friends Kid Silk do you need for the Jilli Jam?
- target gauge
- 12 sts
- needles
- 8 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: mohair · alpaca · cotton
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
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 Eco Soft15 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 100.0 cm 750 6 2 103.0 cm 750 6 3 110.0 cm 750 6 4 120.0 cm 875 7 5 126.0 cm 875 7 6 133.0 cm 1000 8 7 137.0 cm 1000 8 8 143.0 cm 1125 9 9 150.0 cm 1125 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 2 Vintage14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
40 of 80 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Isager Eco Soft15 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1 100.0 cm 750 6 2 103.0 cm 750 6 3 110.0 cm 750 6 4 120.0 cm 875 7 5 126.0 cm 875 7 6 133.0 cm 1000 8 7 137.0 cm 1000 8 8 143.0 cm 1125 9 9 150.0 cm 1125 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 2 Vintage14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
40 of 80 options
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Hobbii Friends Kid Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1 100.0 cm 848 5 2 103.0 cm 848 5 3 110.0 cm 848 5 4 120.0 cm 848 5 5 126.0 cm 1060 6 6 133.0 cm 1060 6 7 137.0 cm 1060 6 8 143.0 cm 1272 7 9 150.0 cm 1272 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk 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
- 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

Pickles
Cozy
14 sts / 10 cm · 9 mm
68% alpaca, 10% merino, 22% polyamide
substitute for Eco Soft

Concept by Katia
BOHEMIAN
15 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
50% alpaca, 32% merino, 18% polyamide
substitute for Eco Soft

Sandnes Garn
Kos
16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
substitute for Eco Soft

Concept by Katia
ULTRALIGHT MERINO
16 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
93% merino, 7% polyamide
substitute for Eco Soft

LangYarns
MALOU LIGHT
16 sts / 10 cm
72% alpaca, 16% nylon, 12% merino
substitute for Eco Soft
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 12 sts / 10 cm
used in 2 patterns · including Cardigan No. 5
12 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm
SundaySandnes Garn100% merino
Tynn Silk Mohairheld double · Sandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Sweater Junior
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Hat
12 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 3
12 sts / 10 cm
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