How much Biches & Bûches Le Petit Silk & Mohair do you need for the Wave Cardi?
- gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: wool · mohair · silk
to Spektakelstrik ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
Colour A — main color
body yarn
Colour B — contrast color
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.
Colour A — main color
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls S-M 126 cm 750 6 L-2XL 146 cm 875 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- PerminHilde18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscoseview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
- Rosa PomarBadana18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça woolview amounts
- Lana GrossaChiaro18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 60% wool, 28% viscose, 12% polyamideview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Biches & Bûches Le Petit Silk & Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S-M 126 cm 900 5 L-2XL 146 cm 900 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- 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
40 options
Colour B — contrast color
body yarn
- how much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls S-M 126 cm 500 4 L-2XL 146 cm 625 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- PerminHilde18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 57% wool, 18% alpaca, 25% viscoseview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% wool, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
- Rosa PomarBadana18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça woolview amounts
- Lana GrossaChiaro18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 60% wool, 28% viscose, 12% polyamideview amounts
40 options
held with
- how much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Biches & Bûches Le Petit Silk & Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S-M 126 cm 675 4 L-2XL 146 cm 675 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAmatched by yardage density, not gauge · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- 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
40 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for workable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Kremke
Karma Cotton recycled
18 sts / 10 cm
70% cotton, 30% polyester
substitute for Heavy Merino

Sandnes Garn
Kos
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
substitute for Heavy Merino

LangYarns
SUPER SOXX COLOR 8-FACH
19 sts / 10 cm
75% wool, 25% nylon
substitute for Heavy Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 16 sts / 10 cm
Tjukk Bomull (Thick Cotton)Rauma Garn · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 16 patterns · including Axis Beanie
SoftIsager · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Jilli Jam
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Air Cardigan
used in 5 patterns · including Jilli Jam
FivelRauma Garn · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Mood Sweater Crew Neck Kid
WOOLIAGepard Garn · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Cardigan No. 9
Super Kid SilkMayflower · held triple16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Chamonix Balaclava
Børstet AlpakkaSandnes Garn · single strand16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Darling Cardigan
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