How much Pickles Silk Mohair do you need for the Vest No. 8?
- target gauge
- 26 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: wool · mohair · silk
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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
Hjelholts Uldspinderi Dansk Pelsuld 8/2
body yarn
- Hjelholts Uldspinderi Dansk Pelsuld 8/225 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 400 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Silk Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 750 S 103 cm 800 M 110 cm 900 L 124 cm 900 XL 128 cm 1125 XXL 131 cm 1125 swap yarn & recalculate
- MondialCashmere24 sts / 10 cm · 50% cashmere, 50% wool
- CaMaRoseTYND LAMAULD26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 50% llama, 50% wool
- IsagerAlpaca 226 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% alpaca, 50% wool
- PerminSarah by Permin26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% merino, 50% wool
- Rauma GarnTumi26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% wool, 50% alpaca
42 of 82 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Silk Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 750 S 103 cm 800 M 110 cm 900 L 124 cm 900 XL 128 cm 1125 XXL 131 cm 1125 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% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
Option 2
Knitting for Olive Merino
body yarn
- Knitting for Olive Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
held double
size measurements meters balls XS 96 cm 1500 6 S 103 cm 1750 7 M 110 cm 2000 8 L 124 cm 2000 8 XL 128 cm 2250 9 XXL 131 cm 2250 9 swap yarn & recalculate
- PascualiALASKA 228 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% musk ox · held double
- LangYarnsCASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmere · held doubleview amounts
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere · held double
- Majo GarnTweed Supreme28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- IsagerAlpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca · held doubleview amounts
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more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

CaMaRose
ØKOLOGISK SOMMERULD
26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% merino, 30% cotton
substitute for Dansk Pelsuld 8/2

Hobbii
Alpaca Silk
26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% alpaca, 30% silk
substitute for Dansk Pelsuld 8/2

Isager
Eco Melange
24 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% alpaca, 20% merino
substitute for Dansk Pelsuld 8/2
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 26 sts / 10 cm
used in 2 patterns · including Bibi Sweater
26 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Chantal Collar Cardigan
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including REMAIN_LOOP_BEANIE
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including REMAIN_LOOP_BEANIE
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including REMAIN_LOOP_BEANIE
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Hana Scarf
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Chantal Beanie
26 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Hana Scarf
26 sts / 10 cm
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