How much Cascade 220 do you need for the Zipper Sweater Junior?
- target gauge
- 15 sts
- needles
- 5 mm
- type
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fibres: mohair · wool · alpaca
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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
- Hjelholts Uldspinderi Håndværksgarn17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 200 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Cascade 220back to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1-2 75 cm 400 2-3 76 cm 500 3-4 81 cm 600 4-5 84 cm 600 5-6 84 cm 600 6-7 88 cm 600 7-8 88 cm 700 8-9 93 cm 800 9-10 93 cm 800 10-12 101 cm 800 12-14 107 cm 1000 swap yarn & recalculate
- CaMaRoseLAMAULD17 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% llama, 50% woolview amounts
- IsagerAlpaca 316 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 50% alpaca, 50% wool
- Hjelholts UldspinderiTriple16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · wool, merino
- Hjelholts UldspinderiHjelholts 1-trådet 4/117.5 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · wool, merino
- Du Store AlpakkaBig Sterk18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 40% alpaca, 40% wool, 20% nylon
59 of 99 options - Filcolana PERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Cascade 220back to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 1-2 75 cm 400 2-3 76 cm 500 3-4 81 cm 600 4-5 84 cm 600 5-6 84 cm 600 6-7 88 cm 600 7-8 88 cm 700 8-9 93 cm 800 9-10 93 cm 800 10-12 101 cm 800 12-14 107 cm 1000 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
- Isager Alpaca 128 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 400 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1-2 75 cm 400 1 2-3 76 cm 800 2 3-4 81 cm 800 2 4-5 84 cm 800 2 5-6 84 cm 800 2 6-7 88 cm 800 2 7-8 88 cm 800 2 8-9 93 cm 800 2 9-10 93 cm 800 2 10-12 101 cm 800 2 12-14 107 cm 1200 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- KremkeBaby alpaca LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% alpaca
- LamanaVerona28 sts / 10 cm · 50% merino, 30% silk, 20% cashmere
- Majo GarnTweed Supreme28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- LangYarnsCASHMERE LACE28 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% cashmereview amounts
- PascualiALASKA 228 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 100% musk ox
46 of 86 options - Filcolana TILIAno gauge on record · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1-2 75 cm 424 2 2-3 76 cm 636 3 3-4 81 cm 636 3 4-5 84 cm 636 3 5-6 84 cm 636 3 6-7 88 cm 636 3 7-8 88 cm 848 4 8-9 93 cm 848 4 9-10 93 cm 848 4 10-12 101 cm 848 4 12-14 107 cm 1060 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- PerminAngel by Perminno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- KremkeSilky Kid RMSno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
32 options - Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 1-2 75 cm 424 2 2-3 76 cm 636 3 3-4 81 cm 636 3 4-5 84 cm 636 3 5-6 84 cm 636 3 6-7 88 cm 636 3 7-8 88 cm 848 4 8-9 93 cm 848 4 9-10 93 cm 848 4 10-12 101 cm 848 4 12-14 107 cm 1060 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- 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
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Majo GarnPearl Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
32 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
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 15 sts / 10 cm
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderiwool, merino
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 7 patterns · including Air Cardigan
15 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Collar No. 1
15 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Weekend Slipover
15 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Ava Jacket
15 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Deima's Crochet Cardi
15 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Lakes Cardigan
15 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Collar No. 3
15 sts / 10 cmused in 1 pattern · including Sweater No. 25
15 sts / 10 cm
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