How much Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino do you need for the August Sweater?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: wool
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
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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 with the pattern's yarn. For mohairs where gauge is often not stated, we use the yardage to weight ratio.
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 92 cm 1000 8 S 102 cm 1000 8 M 108 cm 1125 9 L 118 cm 1125 9 XL 122 cm 1250 10 2XL 132 cm 1250 10 3XL 142 cm 1375 11 4XL 150 cm 1500 12 5XL 157 cm 1500 12 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yakview amounts
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
46 of 86 options
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Cool Merino
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
90% merino, 10% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

DROPS
Air
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino

Concept by Katia
PIUMINO
17 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
64% alpaca, 36% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

Katia
MAXI MERINO
18 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
55% merino, 45% acrylic
substitute for Heavy Merino

Laines du Nord
Poema Glitter
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
95% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

LangYarns
GALAXY
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
40% merino, 22% nylon, 20% alpaca, 14% cotton, 4% polyester
substitute for Heavy Merino

Concept by Katia
EDÉN
19 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
63% merino, 14% viscose, 10% mohair, 9% alpaca, 4% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
AtlasSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 18 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
YAKLangYarns · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
Double SundaySandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 11 patterns · including Basket Clutch
TripleHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
Peer GyntSandnes Garn · single strandheld with
Alpakka FølgetrådSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
used in 9 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
Jensen YarnIsager · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Esther Sweater
PERUVIANFilcolana · single strandheld with
Alpakka FølgetrådSandnes Garn · single strand18 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Dagmar Jacket
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