How much Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair do you need for the Cloud Sweater?
- target gauge
- 17 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
- sweaters
fibres: mohair · alpaca · silk
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
your size
body yarn · pick one
Sandnes Garn Kos
18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool
single strandCaMaRose SNEFNUG
16 sts / 10 cm · 4 mm · 55% alpaca, 35% cotton, 10% merino
single strandIsager Yarn Eco Soft
single strand
not in our library yet
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 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
- Knitting for OliveHeavy Merino18 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% merinoview amounts
47 of 87 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 Isager Yarn Eco Soft
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
held with
- Isager Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 212 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 848 4 XS 108 cm 848 4 S 113 cm 1060 5 M 118 cm 1060 5 L 122 cm 1060 5 XL 127 cm 1272 6 2XL 136 cm 1272 6 3XL 146 cm 1272 6 4XL 153 cm 1484 7 5XL 162 cm 1484 7 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
26 options - Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohairno gauge on record · 225 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 102 cm 900 4 XS 108 cm 900 4 S 113 cm 1125 5 M 118 cm 1125 5 L 122 cm 1125 5 XL 127 cm 1125 5 2XL 136 cm 1350 6 3XL 146 cm 1350 6 4XL 153 cm 1350 6 5XL 162 cm 1575 7 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
26 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

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

Concept by Katia
MINERVA
15 sts / 10 cm · 6.5 mm
62% alpaca, 38% polyamide
substitute for Kos
combinations that reach this gauge
yarns and pairings from other patterns that knit to about 17 sts / 10 cm
Heavy MerinoKnitting for Olive · single strandheld with
Soft Silk MohairKnitting for Olive · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 16 patterns · including Cardigan No. 11
Alpaca BoucléDROPS · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 14 patterns · including Curly Cuff Beanie 2.0
HåndværksgarnHjelholts Uldspinderi · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 9 patterns · including Comma Cocoon
Hip WoolHipKnitShop · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 6 patterns · including Jacques Hat
LéttlopiÍstex · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Camp Socks
Aran TweedIsager · single strand17 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Cardigan No. 8
used in 5 patterns · including Cloud Sweater Junior
used in 4 patterns · including Key Cardigan
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