How much Noro Madara do you need for the Lakes Cardigan?
- target gauge
- 16 sts
- needles
- 5.5 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: alpaca · wool · 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
- Noro Madara16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 200 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 96 cm 995 5 XS 103 cm 995 5 S 111 cm 995 5 M 116 cm 1194 6 L 123 cm 1194 6 XL 136 cm 1194 6 2XL 143 cm 1393 7 3XL 153 cm 1393 7 4XL 158 cm 1393 7 5XL 168 cm 1592 8 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerTannisby16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- FilcolanaPERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rosa PomarMatiz16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Biches & BûchesLe Gros Lambswool16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% wool
- Rosa PomarBadana16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça woolview amounts
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held with
- Isager Alpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 400 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 96 cm 1200 3 XS 103 cm 1200 3 S 111 cm 1200 3 M 116 cm 1200 3 L 123 cm 1200 3 XL 136 cm 1200 3 2XL 143 cm 1600 4 3XL 153 cm 1600 4 4XL 158 cm 1600 4 5XL 168 cm 1600 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- Majo GarnTweed Supreme28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- LangYarnsCASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmereview amounts
- PascualiALASKA 228 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% musk ox
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more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Pascuali
CASHMERE CHARIS
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
70% merino, 30% cashmere
substitute for Madara
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 16 sts / 10 cm
used in 6 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Mina Sweater
16 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Beanie No. 7
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Jilli Jumper
16 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Karla Cape
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including September Slipover
16 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 14 V-neck
16 sts / 10 cm
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