How much Viking Garn Kid Cotton do you need for the Vest No. 5?
- target gauge
- 10 sts
- needles
- 10 mm
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fibres: mohair · alpaca · cotton
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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
- CaMaRose SNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
held double
size measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 770 7 S 99 cm 880 8 M 106 cm 880 8 L 111 cm 990 9 XL 120 cm 990 9 XXL 125 cm 990 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak · held double
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino · held double
- Concept by KatiaALPACA NATURAL COLORS16 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 84% alpaca, 16% cotton · held double
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool · held double
- Rauma GarnAlpakka Lin16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool · held double
43 of 83 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Viking Garn Kid Cottonback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 385 S 99 cm 440 M 106 cm 440 L 111 cm 495 XL 120 cm 495 XXL 125 cm 495 swap yarn & recalculate
- NovitaEdithno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- TukuwoolSilk Mohairno 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% silkview amounts
39 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
Merino Soft
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
50% merino, 50% acrylic
substitute for SNEFNUG

Holst Garn
Cielo
12 sts / 10 cm · 10 mm
42% alpaca, 42% merino, 16% polyamide
substitute for SNEFNUG

LangYarns
CLOUD TWEED
12 sts / 10 cm
84% merino, 10% nylon, 6% alpaca
substitute for SNEFNUG

Lana Grossa
Cosi
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
60% merino, 40% polyamide
substitute for SNEFNUG

Viking Garn
Alpaca Bris Multi
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
42% alpaca, 32% merino, 25% nylon
substitute for SNEFNUG

Viking Garn
Iris
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
80% merino, 20% nylon
substitute for SNEFNUG

Lana Grossa
Baby Chain
10.5 sts / 10 cm · 9 mm
67% merino, 30% alpaca, 3% polyamide
substitute for SNEFNUG

DROPS
Melody
12 sts / 10 cm · 8 mm
71% alpaca, 25% merino, 4% polyamide
substitute for SNEFNUG
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 10 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Silk MohairIsager75% mohair, 25% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Brushed LaceMohair by Canard72% mohair, 28% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
KID SETAGepard Garn70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
Kosheld double · Sandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm
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