How much Novita Viola Raita do you need for the Sweater No. 16?
- gauge
- 21 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool · cashmere · mohair
to My Favourite Things Knitwear ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
Option 1
one complete way to knit this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
Option 2
one complete way to knit this pattern
Colour A
body yarn
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. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
Option 1
Knitting for Olive Merino
Colour A
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Viola Raitaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 750 2 S 80 cm 1000 3 M 84 cm 1000 3 L 91 cm 1000 3 XL 99 cm 1000 3 XXL 107 cm 1000 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Knitting for OliveNo Waste Wool28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 50% merino, extra-fine woolview amounts
- FilcolanaARWETTA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 80% wool, 20% nylonview amounts
- FilcolanaANINA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- IsagerUld 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
40 options
held with
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single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 748 4 S 80 cm 748 4 M 84 cm 935 5 L 91 cm 1122 6 XL 99 cm 1122 6 XXL 107 cm 1122 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- Concept by KatiaSILK ALPACAmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 74% alpaca, 26% silk
- PascualiALPACA LACEmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- HobbiiSoft Alpaca Lacematched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- LamanaPiuramatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- IsagerMulberry Silkmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% silk
40 options
Colour B
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Novita Viola Raitaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 250 1 S 80 cm 250 1 M 84 cm 500 2 L 91 cm 500 2 XL 99 cm 500 2 XXL 107 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Knitting for OliveNo Waste Wool28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 50% merino, extra-fine woolview amounts
- FilcolanaARWETTA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 80% wool, 20% nylonview amounts
- FilcolanaANINA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- IsagerUld 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 374 2 S 80 cm 374 2 M 84 cm 374 2 L 91 cm 374 2 XL 99 cm 374 2 XXL 107 cm 374 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Concept by KatiaSILK ALPACAmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 74% alpaca, 26% silk
- PascualiALPACA LACEmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- HobbiiSoft Alpaca Lacematched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- LamanaPiuramatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% alpaca
- IsagerMulberry Silkmatched by yarn group, not gauge · 100% silk
40 options
Option 2
Filcolana SAGA
Colour A
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 900 3 S 80 cm 900 3 M 84 cm 900 3 L 91 cm 1200 4 XL 99 cm 1200 4 XXL 107 cm 1200 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerSpinni26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- IsagerHighland26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- PerminSarah26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% merino wool, 50% shetland woolview amounts
- IsagerUld 226 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% wool, 40% silkview amounts
40 options
held with
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single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 840 4 S 80 cm 840 4 M 84 cm 1050 5 L 91 cm 1050 5 XL 99 cm 1050 5 XXL 107 cm 1050 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid uncolored RMSmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
8 options
Colour B
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 300 1 S 80 cm 300 1 M 84 cm 300 1 L 91 cm 300 1 XL 99 cm 600 2 XXL 107 cm 600 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerSpinni26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- IsagerHighland26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- PerminSarah26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% merino wool, 50% shetland woolview amounts
- IsagerUld 226 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% wool, 40% silkview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 72 cm 420 2 S 80 cm 420 2 M 84 cm 420 2 L 91 cm 420 2 XL 99 cm 420 2 XXL 107 cm 420 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid uncolored RMSmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Biches & BûchesLe Petit Silk & Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 30% silk, 70% mohairview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
8 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 100 Spots
28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
80% wool, 20% polyamide
substitute for Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 21 sts / 10 cm
LineSandnes Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 14 patterns · including Anker's Summer Shirt
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including Bea Blouse
Silk MohairIsager · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Bea Blouse
ECO CASHMERE VINTAGEGepard Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardigan No. 10
Primo Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · held double21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Bea Blouse
used in 3 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
Mandarin PetitSandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Tynn LineSandnes Garn · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Elodie Tee
Jensen YarnIsager · single strand21 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Sweater No. 11 light
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