How much Garna Cava do you need for the Vest No. 2 - Spring Edition?
- target gauge
- 19 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: mohair · cotton · silk
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
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Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino
28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 70% cotton, 30% merino
single strandHjertegarn Lana Cotton
single strand
not in our library yet
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
- Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 250 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93 cm 500 2 S 99 cm 500 2 M 103 cm 500 2 L 107 cm 750 3 XL 116 cm 750 3 XXL 126 cm 750 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- Majo GarnSunny Linen28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 50% linen, 27% alpaca, 18% cotton, 5% merinoview amounts
- PascualiPUNO27 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 70% cotton, 30% alpaca
- Concept by KatiaANDINA COTTON27 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 73% cotton, 18% alpaca, 9% polyamide
- Knitting for OlivePure Silk28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% silkview amounts
- CaMaRoseØKOLOGISK PIMABOMULD28 sts / 10 cm · 100% cotton
45 of 85 options Hjertegarn Lana Cotton
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93 cm 630 — S 99 cm 630 — M 103 cm 630 — L 107 cm 630 — XL 116 cm 630 — XXL 126 cm 840 —
held with
- Mayflower Super Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 195 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 93 cm 390 2 S 99 cm 585 3 M 103 cm 585 3 L 107 cm 585 3 XL 116 cm 585 3 XXL 126 cm 780 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- HobbiiFriends Kid Silk22 sts / 10 cm · 72% mohair, 25% silk, 3% wool
- Lana GrossaSilkhair22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
- Laines du NordKid Silk Nuance22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
- Laines du NordPoema Mohair22 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
- Gepard GarnKID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
22 of 62 options - Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Garna Cavaback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 93 cm 390 S 99 cm 500 M 103 cm 500 L 107 cm 585 XL 116 cm 585 XXL 126 cm 750 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
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Mohair by Canard
Double kid mohair
27 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
65% mohair, 35% merino
substitute for Cotton Merino

HipKnitShop
Hip Mohair
28 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
80% mohair, 20% polyamide
substitute for Cotton Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 19 sts / 10 cm
used in 9 patterns · including Cecil Sweater
19 sts / 10 cmused in 8 patterns · including FALL_LOOP_SWEATER
19 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Cozy Cowl
19 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Baggy Hat
19 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Picnic Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including FLOW_LOOP_CARDIGAN
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Agnete Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Agnete Cardigan
19 sts / 10 cm
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