How much Sandnes Garn Alpakka do you need for the The Classic Smocking Cardigan?
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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
- CaMaRose LAMAULD18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls S 87 cm 1000 10 M 92 cm 1200 12 L 103 cm 1400 14 XL 108 cm 1500 15 2XL 114 cm 1700 17 swap yarn & recalculate
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHåndværksgarn17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · wool, merinoview amounts
- Rosa PomarBrusca19 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% wool, 50% merino
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHjelholts 1-trådet 4/117.5 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · wool, merino
- Du Store AlpakkaBig Sterk18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon
- CaMaRoseLAMATWEED18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 40% llama, 40% wool, 20% viscoseview amounts
70 of 110 options - Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Sandnes Garn Alpakkaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls S 87 cm 1000 M 92 cm 1200 L 103 cm 1400 XL 108 cm 1500 2XL 114 cm 1700 swap yarn & recalculate
- PicklesSoft Fuzz23 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 53% alpaca, 47% wool
- MalabrigoRIOS22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnMerinoull22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gabo WoolFINE MERINO WOOL22 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnAlpakka22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% alpacaviewing
45 of 85 options
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Knitting for Olive
Heavy Merino
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
100% merino
substitute for Alpakka Ull
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 30 sts / 10 cm
Sundayheld double · Sandnes Garn100% merino
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 1 pattern · including Jenny Jacket
30 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Beanie No. 2
31 sts / 10 cm · +1used in 1 pattern · including Amber Sweater
31 sts / 10 cm · +1
SundaySandnes Garn100% merinoheld doubleused in 1 pattern · including Hipster Hat
29 sts / 10 cm · −1
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