How much Novita Edith do you need for the Forever Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
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fibres: cashmere · mohair · silk
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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
- Gepard Garn ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 150 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 115 cm 1050 7 S 120 cm 1050 7 M 127 cm 1200 8 L 132 cm 1350 9 XL 136 cm 1350 9 XXL 141 cm 1500 10 3XL 150 cm 1650 11 4XL 155 cm 1800 12 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsLAMBSWOOL20 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaColorissimo20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merino
- Laines du NordDolly 12520 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaSoft Tweed 18020 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWild Wool Silk20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 40% silk, 60% merinoview amounts
50 of 90 options
held with
- Gepard Garn KID SETA30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Edithback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 115 cm 1050 S 120 cm 1050 M 127 cm 1200 L 132 cm 1350 XL 136 cm 1350 XXL 141 cm 1500 3XL 150 cm 1650 4XL 155 cm 1800 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETA TWEEDno 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
74 of 114 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Laines du Nord
Silky Wool
17 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
80% merino, 20% silk
substitute for ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE

Lana Grossa
Merino Più
19 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
100% merino
substitute for ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE

Lana Grossa
Cashmere Pure
21 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
100% cashmere
substitute for ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE

Lana Grossa
Soft Tweed 90
15 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
100% merino
substitute for ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE

Fonty
MONGOLIA 5
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
85% merino, 15% yak
substitute for ECO CASHMERE VINTAGE
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
used in 7 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Key Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
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