How much Du Store Alpakka Faerytale do you need for the Petra Jacket?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 4 mm
- type
- 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
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Du Store Alpakka Faerytaleback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 103 cm 1080 XS 108 cm 1080 S 112 cm 1188 M 114 cm 1188 L 119 cm 1296 XL 128 cm 1375 2XL 137 cm 1500 3XL 143 cm 1500 4XL 152 cm 1620 5XL 161 cm 1620 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
47 of 87 options - Sandnes Garn Atlas18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 108 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Du Store Alpakka Faerytaleback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 103 cm 1080 XS 108 cm 1080 S 112 cm 1188 M 114 cm 1188 L 119 cm 1296 XL 128 cm 1375 2XL 137 cm 1500 3XL 143 cm 1500 4XL 152 cm 1620 5XL 161 cm 1620 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnAtlas PetiteKnit18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% wool, 30% merinoview amounts
- Novita7 Sisters18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 75% wool, 25% merinoview amounts
- DROPSNepal17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 65% wool, 35% alpaca
- KremkeThe Merry Merino 110 GOTS18 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- NoroHaunui Silk18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 65% wool, 35% silk
46 of 86 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Alta Moda Alpaca
17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
90% alpaca, 5% merino, 5% polyamide
substitute for Heavy Merino

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

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

Rauma Garn
Alpakka Lin
18 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool
substitute for Heavy Merino

Permin
Nellie by Permin
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino
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