How much Hobbii Friends Kid Silk do you need for the Balloon Cardigan?
- target gauge
- 21 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: mohair · wool · silk
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
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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
- Filcolana ARWETTA28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 100 cm 1050 5 S 106 cm 1260 6 M 111 cm 1260 6 L 116 cm 1260 6 XL 123 cm 1470 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaWonder Wool 4PLY28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- KremkeThe Merry Merino 220 GOTS28 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- Rauma GarnLamull28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% wool
- HobbiiBaby Wool28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rauma GarnGammelserie28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% wool
50 of 90 options
held with
- Filcolana TILIAno gauge on record · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Hobbii Friends Kid Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 100 cm 1050 S 106 cm 1260 M 111 cm 1260 L 116 cm 1260 XL 123 cm 1470 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- KremkeMARLED Silky Kidno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
32 options - Gepard Garn KID SETA30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Hobbii Friends Kid Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 100 cm 1050 S 106 cm 1260 M 111 cm 1260 L 116 cm 1260 XL 123 cm 1470 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- KremkeSilky Kid RMSno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
73 of 113 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Mohair by Canard
Double kid mohair
27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
65% mohair, 35% merino
substitute for ARWETTA

HipKnitShop
Hip Mohair
28 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
80% mohair, 20% polyamide
substitute for ARWETTA
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 21 sts / 10 cm
used in 13 patterns · including April Cardigan
21 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including April Cardigan
21 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Anker's Sweater - My Size
21 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardi V-neck
21 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including JOHANNE_LOOP_SWEATER
21 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_TEE
21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Anker's Sweater - My Size
21 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Juice Sweater
21 sts / 10 cm
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