How much Du Store Alpakka Faerytale do you need for the Vest No. 3 - Spring Edition?
- target gauge
- 10.5 sts
- needles
- 9 mm
- type
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fibres: wool · mohair · silk
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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
- Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Du Store Alpakka Faerytaleback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XS 92 cm 550 S 97 cm 550 M 103 cm 660 L 112 cm 660 XL 118 cm 770 XXL 125 cm 880 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsYAK18 sts / 10 cm · 70% merino, 30% yak · held double
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merino · held doubleview amounts
- Laines du NordMerino Yak18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 70% merino, 15% alpaca, 15% yak · held doubleview amounts
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere · held double
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere · held double
48 of 84 options
held with
- Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XS 92 cm 450 2 S 97 cm 450 2 M 103 cm 450 2 L 112 cm 450 2 XL 118 cm 675 3 XXL 125 cm 675 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% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
33 options
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we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

CaMaRose
SNEFNUG NATUR
12 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
substitute for Heavy Merino

Gepard Garn
MY JOY
12 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
55% alpaca, 10% merino, 35% cotton
substitute for Heavy Merino

Concept by Katia
TRIBU
12 sts / 10 cm · 8 mm
56% alpaca, 23% mohair, 17% polyamide, 4% wool
substitute for Heavy Merino

Laines du Nord
Piuma Fancy
9 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm
55% alpaca, 40% wool, 5% nylon
substitute for Heavy Merino
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 10.5 sts / 10 cm
used in 2 patterns · including Cardigan No. 5
10.8 sts / 10 cm · +0.3
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
Silk MohairIsager75% mohair, 25% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −0.5
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 cm · −0.5used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −0.5
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 · −0.5
SNEFNUGheld double · CaMaRose55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
KID SETAGepard Garn70% mohair, 30% silkused in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −0.5used in 2 patterns · including Holiday Slipover
10 sts / 10 cm · −0.5
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 cm · −0.5
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