How much Novita Wonder Wool DK do you need for the Coloured Crosses Senior?
- target gauge
- 22 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · mohair · silk
to Anne Ventzel ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
Colour A
body yarn
Colour B
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
- Filcolana SAGA28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 300 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 900 3 S 98.0 cm 900 3 M 104.0 cm 900 3 L 109.0 cm 900 3 XL 115.0 cm 1200 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerUld 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% wool
- PerminLeonora by Permin28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohair
- Rauma GarnLamull28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- KremkeThe Merry Merino 220 GOTS28 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- NovitaWonder Wool 4PLY28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% wool
54 of 94 options
held with
- Filcolana TILIAno gauge on record · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 840 4 S 98.0 cm 840 4 M 104.0 cm 840 4 L 109.0 cm 1050 5 XL 115.0 cm 1050 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid RMSno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
33 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Filcolana SAGA28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 300 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 300 1 S 98.0 cm 600 2 M 104.0 cm 600 2 L 109.0 cm 600 2 XL 115.0 cm 600 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerUld 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% wool
- PerminLeonora by Permin28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohair
- Rauma GarnLamull28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- KremkeThe Merry Merino 220 GOTS28 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- NovitaWonder Wool 4PLY28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% wool
54 of 94 options
held with
- Filcolana TILIAno gauge on record · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 420 2 S 98.0 cm 420 2 M 104.0 cm 420 2 L 109.0 cm 630 3 XL 115.0 cm 630 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid RMSno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
33 options
Colour C
body yarn
- Filcolana PERNILLA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Wonder Wool DKback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 105 1 S 98.0 cm 105 1 M 104.0 cm 105 1 L 109.0 cm 105 1 XL 115.0 cm 105 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- BC GarnSemilla Pura22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- PerminRigmor by Permin22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- ÍstexFjallalopi22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- BC GarnSemila22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- FontyTARTAN 322 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolview amounts
49 of 89 options
Colour D
body yarn
- Filcolana PERNILLA22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Wonder Wool DKback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 93.0 cm 105 1 S 98.0 cm 105 1 M 104.0 cm 105 1 L 109.0 cm 105 1 XL 115.0 cm 105 1 swap yarn & recalculate
- BC GarnSemilla Pura22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- PerminRigmor by Permin22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- ÍstexFjallalopi22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- BC GarnSemila22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- FontyTARTAN 322 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% woolview amounts
49 of 89 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% wool, 20% polyamide
substitute for PERNILLA

Katia
MAGIC DIAMONDS
23 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
50% wool, 42% acrylic, 8% polyamide
substitute for PERNILLA

Katia
MAGIC DIAMONDS FLASH
23 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
70% wool, 20% acrylic, 10% polyamide
substitute for PERNILLA

Katia
AZTECA TWEED
23 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
47% acrylic, 47% wool, 6% viscose
substitute for PERNILLA
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 22 sts / 10 cm
used in 25 patterns · including April Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including April Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Hilly Hood
22 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including No Frills Sweater Junior
22 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Ciro Sweater
22 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Paul Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Paul Cardigan
22 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including No Frills Sweater Junior
22 sts / 10 cm
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