How much DROPS Kid-Silk do you need for the Vest No. 3?
- target gauge
- 10.5 sts
- needles
- 9 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: wool · mohair · silk
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
Colour A — Hokkaido
body yarn
Colour B — Caramel
body yarn
how much yarn
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.
Colour A — Hokkaido
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 99 cm 500 2 S 104 cm 500 2 M 110 cm 500 2 L 116 cm 500 2 XL 121 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
46 of 86 options
Colour B — Caramel
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 99 cm 500 2 S 104 cm 500 2 M 110 cm 500 2 L 116 cm 500 2 XL 121 cm 500 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaCool Wool Baby28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Gepard GarnWILD & SOFT28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 60% merino, 40% silk
- Rauma GarnLun Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% merino
- Sandnes GarnSunday28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- ÖnlingNo 428 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino
46 of 86 options
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 99 cm 375 3 S 104 cm 375 3 M 110 cm 375 3 L 116 cm 500 4 XL 121 cm 500 4 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
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Kid-Silkback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 99 cm 450 3 S 104 cm 450 3 M 110 cm 450 3 L 116 cm 450 3 XL 121 cm 450 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- 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% silkviewing
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
27 options
more substitutes
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 10.5 sts / 10 cm
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · held doubleheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand10.5 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Vest No. 3 - Spring Edition
WOW FLUFFYWOW! by Katia · single strand10 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Cesar Top
Børstet AlpakkaSandnes Garn · held double10 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Louisiana Sweater Junior
Halo Brushed AlpacaKaos · held 6 strands10 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Cesar Top
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
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