How much Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino do you need for the Holiday Slipover Junior?
- target gauge
- 10 sts
- needles
- 10 mm
- type
- vests
fibres: mohair · silk · alpaca
to PetiteKnit ↗yarns
yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
body yarn · pick one
Sandnes Garn Kos
16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
held doubleCaMaRose SNEFNUG
12 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
held double
held with · pick one
Isager Silk Mohair
no gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silk
single strandSandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair
no gauge on record · 57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool
single strandFilcolana TILIA
no gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silk
single strandMohair by Canard Brushed Lace
25 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 72% mohair, 28% silk
single strandGepard Garn KID SETA
22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 70% mohair, 30% silk
single strand
how much yarn
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.
body yarn
- Sandnes Garn Kos16 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 150 mhow much do you need? →
held double
balls shown for Knitting for Olive Heavy Merinoback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 420 6-8 76 cm 420 8-10 80 cm 420 10-12 86 cm 550 12-14 90 cm 550 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gepard GarnECO CASHMERE VINTAGE16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere · held double
- Lana GrossaNebbia16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 55% merino, 45% alpaca · held double
- LamanaBergamo16 sts / 10 cm · 75% merino, 25% alpaca · held double
- LamanaComo Grande16 sts / 10 cm · 100% merino · held double
- KremkeBaby Silk FLUFFY Gradient16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 86% alpaca, 14% silk · held double
48 of 80 options - CaMaRose SNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
held double
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 440 4 6-8 76 cm 440 4 8-10 80 cm 550 5 10-12 86 cm 550 5 12-14 90 cm 550 5 swap yarn & recalculate
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak · held double
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino · held double
- Concept by KatiaALPACA NATURAL COLORS16 sts / 10 cm · 7 mm · 84% alpaca, 16% cotton · held double
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool · held double
- Rauma GarnAlpakka Lin16 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool · held double
41 of 80 options
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 212 1 6-8 76 cm 212 1 8-10 80 cm 212 1 10-12 86 cm 424 2 12-14 90 cm 424 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
23 options - Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 212 1 6-8 76 cm 212 1 8-10 80 cm 212 1 10-12 86 cm 424 2 12-14 90 cm 424 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPrimo Tynn Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
23 options - Filcolana TILIAno gauge on record · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 210 1 6-8 76 cm 210 1 8-10 80 cm 210 1 10-12 86 cm 420 2 12-14 90 cm 420 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- KremkeMARLED Silky Kidno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
23 options - Mohair by Canard Brushed Lace25 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 212 1 6-8 76 cm 212 1 8-10 80 cm 212 1 10-12 86 cm 424 2 12-14 90 cm 424 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% 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
- KremkeMARLED Silky Kidno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
29 of 69 options - Gepard Garn KID SETA22 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm · 210 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls 4-6 72 cm 212 1 6-8 76 cm 212 1 8-10 80 cm 212 1 10-12 86 cm 424 2 12-14 90 cm 424 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETA TWEEDno 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
37 of 77 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

Lana Grossa
Brigitte No. 2
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
substitute for Kos

Rauma Garn
Alpakka Lin
18 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
48% alpaca, 44% linen, 8% wool
substitute for Kos

Permin
Nellie by Permin
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
55% alpaca, 24% cotton, 21% merino
substitute for Kos

Lana Grossa
Baco Bamboo
16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
substitute for Kos
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 10 sts / 10 cm
WOW FLUFFYWOW! by Katia · single strand10 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Cesar Top
Børstet AlpakkaSandnes Garn · held double10 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Louisiana Sweater Junior
Halo Brushed AlpacaKaos · held 6 strands10 sts / 10 cmused in 2 patterns · including Cesar Top
used in 1 pattern · including Deima's boucle beanie
used in 1 pattern · including Deima's boucle beanie
used in 1 pattern · including Holiday Slipover
used in 1 pattern · including Holiday Slipover
used in 1 pattern · including Holiday Slipover
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