How much Pickles Sommerull do you need for the Vest No. 1?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: wool · cashmere · alpaca
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Option 1
one complete way to knit this pattern
Option 2
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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
Option 1
Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Sommerullback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 460 S 103 cm 460 M 106 cm 575 L 115 cm 625 XL 124 cm 690 XXL 134 cm 805 swap yarn & recalculate
- WoolfolkFlette18 sts / 10 cm · 3.75 mm · 100% merino
- PicklesMjuk Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- WooldreamersLa Rinconada18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% merino
51 of 91 options
Option 2
Gepard Garn PURA LANA
body yarn
- Gepard Garn PURA LANA20 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 115 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Sommerullback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 460 S 103 cm 460 M 106 cm 575 L 115 cm 625 XL 124 cm 690 XXL 134 cm 805 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolCASHMERINI21 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% merino, 30% cashmere
- HipKnitShopPop Merino21 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Gabo WoolBABY ALPACA21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% alpaca
- Gepard GarnWild Wool Silk20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 40% silk, 60% merino
- WoolfolkFlette20 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% merino
49 of 89 options
held with
- Gepard Garn CASHMERE LACE29 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 330 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 660 2 S 103 cm 660 2 M 106 cm 660 2 L 115 cm 660 2 XL 124 cm 990 3 XXL 134 cm 990 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsCASHMERE EXTRA LACE30 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmere
- PerminHannah by Permin28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- IsagerAlpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- SyslerigetBrushed Deluxe28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 53% alpaca, 34% silk, 13% cashmere
29 of 69 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Gepard Garn
CASHMERE KLASSIK
20 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
100% cashmere
substitute for PURA LANA

LangYarns
INFINITY
19 sts / 10 cm
100% merino
substitute for PURA LANA

Gepard Garn
WOOLIA
19 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
100% merino
substitute for PURA LANA

Lana Grossa
Merino Più
19 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
100% merino
substitute for PURA LANA

De Rerum Natura
Penelope
22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
90% merino, 10% silk
substitute for PURA LANA

Permin
Agnes by Permin
21 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
75% merino, 15% yak, 10% cashmere
substitute for PURA LANA

Malabrigo
RIOS
22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
100% merino
substitute for PURA LANA

Lana Grossa
Cashmere Pure
21 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
100% cashmere
substitute for PURA LANA
combinations that reach this gauge
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17 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGCaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
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17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Cloud Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
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