How much DROPS Baby Merino do you need for the Wilfred’s Sweater?
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- 23 sts
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fibres: alpaca
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Every size is listed below, with meters and balls needed. 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.
Colour A
body yarn
- Filcolana VILJA26 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 165 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Baby Merinoback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 165 1 6-12 months 165 1 12-18 months 330 2 18-24 months 330 2 2-3 years 330 2 3-4 years 330 2 4-5 years 330 2 5-6 years 330 2 6-7 years 330 2 7-8 years 330 2 8-9 330 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsBABY ALPACA26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca
- HobbiiAlpaca Silk26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 70% alpaca, 30% silk
- ÖnlingNo 1526 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaMerino Superiore26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- FontyNÉOUX26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Filcolana VILJA26 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm · 165 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for DROPS Baby Merinoback to pattern's yarnsize meters balls 3-6 months 165 1 6-12 months 165 1 12-18 months 165 1 18-24 months 165 1 2-3 years 165 1 3-4 years 330 2 4-5 years 330 2 5-6 years 330 2 6-7 years 330 2 7-8 years 330 2 8-9 330 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- LangYarnsBABY ALPACA26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% alpaca
- HobbiiAlpaca Silk26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 70% alpaca, 30% silk
- ÖnlingNo 1526 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- Lana GrossaMerino Superiore26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
- FontyNÉOUX26 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 100% merino
48 of 88 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work
Isager
Sock Yarn
24 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
40% alpaca, 40% merino, 20% nylon
substitute for VILJA
Concept by Katia
LUMI
24 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
75% merino, 25% polyamide
substitute for VILJA
Laines du Nord
Teddy Socks
23 sts / 10 cm · 2.5 mm
70% merino, 30% nylon
substitute for VILJA
Lana Grossa
Cashmere 16 Fine
23 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% polyamide
substitute for VILJA
CaMaRose
ØKOLOGISK SOMMERULD
26 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
70% merino, 30% cotton
substitute for VILJA
Katia
BASIC MERINO POPCORN
24 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm
43% merino, 39% acrylic, 18% cotton
substitute for VILJA
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 23 sts / 10 cm
CLASSICCardiff Cashmere · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 23 patterns · including Bam Bam Bow
CASHMERE PREMIUMLangYarns · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 18 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
CashmereSandnes Garn · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 12 patterns · including Agnes Head Scarf
MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld withSoft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
CASHMERE 6/28Pascuali · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 10 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
CASHMERE KLASSIKGepard Garn · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Bam Bam Bow
Deluxe CashmereMondial · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Elisabeth Blouse
- MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld with
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn · single strand23 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Barbara Balaclava
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