How much Garna Cava do you need for the Kaja Jacket?
- target gauge
- 23 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- cardigan
fibres: alpaca · mohair · nylon
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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
- Sandnes Garn Kos18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 150 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 101 cm 1350 9 S 112 cm 1500 10 M 119 cm 1650 11 L 126 cm 1650 11 XL 138 cm 1800 12 2XL 145 cm 1950 13 3XL 155 cm 2100 14 swap yarn & recalculate
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiCAMEL DK18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% camelview amounts
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Du Store AlpakkaFaerytale18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% alpacaview amounts
48 of 88 options
held with
- Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Garna Cavaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 101 cm 1272 S 112 cm 1484 M 119 cm 1484 L 126 cm 1650 XL 138 cm 1696 2XL 145 cm 1908 3XL 155 cm 2100 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- IsagerSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Alpaca Air II
18 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
50% alpaca, 27% polyamide, 14% cotton, 9% merino
substitute for Kos

Rauma Garn
Puno Petit
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
56% alpaca, 10% merino, 34% polyamide
substitute for Kos
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 23 sts / 10 cm
used in 17 patterns · including Aria Cardigan
23 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
23 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
23 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Friday Slipover
23 sts / 10 cm
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