How much Pickles Silk Mohair do you need for the Cloud Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
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fibres: alpaca · mohair · cotton
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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
- Isager Eco Soft15 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 125 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 875 7 XS 108 cm 875 7 S 113 cm 1000 8 M 118 cm 1000 8 L 122 cm 1125 9 XL 127 cm 1125 9 2XL 136 cm 1250 10 3XL 146 cm 1375 11 4XL 153 cm 1375 11 5XL 162 cm 1500 12 swap yarn & recalculate
- Gabo WoolFOG16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 44% cotton, 28% alpaca, 28% merino
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 2 Vintage14 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 44% merino, 37% cotton, 19% silk
- Lana GrossaBrigitte No. 216 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm · 47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool
- Lana GrossaBaco Bamboo16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 60% merino, 34% bamboo, 6% yak
- CaMaRoseSNEFNUG NATUR16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
40 of 80 options - Sandnes Garn Kos18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 150 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 900 6 XS 108 cm 900 6 S 113 cm 900 6 M 118 cm 1050 7 L 122 cm 1050 7 XL 127 cm 1200 8 2XL 136 cm 1200 8 3XL 146 cm 1350 9 4XL 153 cm 1350 9 5XL 162 cm 1500 10 swap yarn & recalculate
- PascualiCASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiBABY CASHMERE DELIZIA18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100% cashmere
- PascualiCAMEL DK18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% camelview amounts
- Gepard GarnWOOLIA18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
- Du Store AlpakkaFaerytale18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% alpacaview amounts
48 of 88 options - CaMaRose SNEFNUG16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 110 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 880 8 XS 108 cm 880 8 S 113 cm 990 9 M 118 cm 990 9 L 122 cm 1100 10 XL 127 cm 1100 10 2XL 136 cm 1210 11 3XL 146 cm 1320 12 4XL 153 cm 1430 13 5XL 162 cm 1430 13 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
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Pickles Silk Mohairback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 848 XS 108 cm 848 S 113 cm 900 M 118 cm 990 L 122 cm 1050 XL 127 cm 1100 2XL 136 cm 1200 3XL 146 cm 1272 4XL 153 cm 1350 5XL 162 cm 1430 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
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% 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 - 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 measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 848 XS 108 cm 848 S 113 cm 900 M 118 cm 990 L 122 cm 1050 XL 127 cm 1100 2XL 136 cm 1200 3XL 146 cm 1272 4XL 153 cm 1350 5XL 162 cm 1430 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
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
- FilcolanaTILIAno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- Gepard GarnKID SETAno 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
Alpaca Air II
18 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
50% alpaca, 27% polyamide, 14% cotton, 9% merino
substitute for Kos

Rauma Garn
Puno Petit
18 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm
56% alpaca, 10% merino, 34% polyamide
substitute for Kos

Pickles
Cozy
18 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
68% alpaca, 10% merino, 22% polyamide
substitute for Kos

Laines du Nord
Rozena
16 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
68% merino, 17% cashmere, 15% nylon
substitute for Kos

Lana Grossa
Cool Merino
17 sts / 10 cm · 5.5 mm
90% merino, 10% polyamide
substitute for Kos
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
used in 7 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Key Cardigan
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including November Balaclava Mini
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Grandmacore Hood
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Aluna Sweater
17 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including Ness Sweater
17 sts / 10 cm
KosSandnes Garn62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
Tynn Silk MohairSandnes Garn57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% woolused in 2 patterns · including Cloud Sweater Junior
17 sts / 10 cm
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