How much Pickles Silk Mohair do you need for the Balaclava No. 2?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- accessories
fibres: wool · mohair · alpaca
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
Option 1
one complete way to knit this pattern
2 balls PERUVIAN+1 ball Soft Silk Mohair
Option 2
one complete way to knit this pattern
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
Filcolana PERUVIAN
body yarn
- Filcolana PERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls One Size 200 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- IsagerTannisby16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rosa PomarMatiz16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Rosa PomarBadana16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% churra badana wool, 50% serra da estrela, campaniça woolview amounts
- Biches & BûchesLe Gros Lambswool16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 100% wool
- HobbiiWool Print16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 100% wool
49 of 89 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 meters balls One Size 200 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
CaMaRose SNEFNUG
body yarn
- CaMaRose SNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size meters balls One Size 220 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG NATUR16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merinoview amounts
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG WATERCOLOR16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merinoview amounts
- Gepard GarnMY JOY16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% alpaca, 10% merino, 35% cotton
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
43 of 83 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Christmas Edition Big
15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
60% wool, 40% acrylic
substitute for PERUVIAN

Lana Grossa
Colors For You
15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
55% wool, 45% acrylic
substitute for PERUVIAN

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% wool, 20% polyamide
substitute for PERUVIAN

Concept by Katia
FIL D'ARIA
19 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
82% wool, 18% polyamide
substitute for PERUVIAN
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two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
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