How much Noro Madara do you need for the Key Sweater?
- target gauge
- 18 sts
- needles
- 4.5 mm
- type
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fibres: wool · alpaca
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yarns in the library used for this pattern
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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
Colour A
body yarn
- Filcolana PERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 700 4 XS 111 cm 800 4 S 116 cm 800 4 M 120 cm 800 4 L 124 cm 900 5 XL 133 cm 1000 5 2XL 138 cm 1000 5 3XL 142 cm 1000 5 4XL 147 cm 1100 6 5XL 156 cm 1100 6 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 - Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 91 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 728 4 XS 111 cm 728 4 S 116 cm 819 5 M 120 cm 819 5 L 124 cm 910 5 XL 133 cm 1001 6 2XL 138 cm 1001 6 3XL 142 cm 1001 6 4XL 147 cm 1092 6 5XL 156 cm 1092 6 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPeer Gynt PetiteKnit22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPeer Gynt PetiteKnit Tweed22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 75% wool, 25% woolview amounts
- HobbiiNatural Wool22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- Sandnes GarnSmart22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Gabo WoolKROOPA WOOL22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% wool
51 of 91 options
held with
- Filcolana ALVAno gauge on record · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 700 4 XS 111 cm 875 5 S 116 cm 875 5 M 120 cm 875 5 L 124 cm 875 5 XL 133 cm 1050 6 2XL 138 cm 1050 6 3XL 142 cm 1050 6 4XL 147 cm 1050 6 5XL 156 cm 1225 7 swap yarn & recalculate
- Knitting for OliveCompatible Cashmereno gauge on record · 100% cashmere
- Sandnes Garn Alpakka Følgetrådno gauge on record · 400 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 800 2 XS 111 cm 800 2 S 116 cm 800 2 M 120 cm 800 2 L 124 cm 1200 3 XL 133 cm 1200 3 2XL 138 cm 1200 3 3XL 142 cm 1200 3 4XL 147 cm 1200 3 5XL 156 cm 1200 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- PRU YarnsPRU MOEno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- HobbiiFriends Kid Silkno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 25% silk, 3% woolview amounts
- PicklesSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
33 options
Colour B
body yarn
- Filcolana PERUVIAN16 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm · 100 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 300 2 XS 111 cm 300 2 S 116 cm 300 2 M 120 cm 300 2 L 124 cm 400 2 XL 133 cm 400 2 2XL 138 cm 400 2 3XL 142 cm 500 3 4XL 147 cm 500 3 5XL 156 cm 600 3 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 - Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 91 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
balls shown for Noro Madaraback to pattern's yarnsize measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 273 2 XS 111 cm 273 2 S 116 cm 273 2 M 120 cm 364 2 L 124 cm 364 2 XL 133 cm 455 3 2XL 138 cm 455 3 3XL 142 cm 546 3 4XL 147 cm 546 3 5XL 156 cm 546 3 swap yarn & recalculate
- Sandnes GarnPeer Gynt PetiteKnit22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Sandnes GarnPeer Gynt PetiteKnit Tweed22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 75% wool, 25% woolview amounts
- HobbiiNatural Wool22 sts / 10 cm · 100% wool
- Sandnes GarnSmart22 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm · 100% woolview amounts
- Gabo WoolKROOPA WOOL22 sts / 10 cm · 4.5 mm · 100% wool
51 of 91 options
held with
- Filcolana ALVAno gauge on record · 175 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 350 2 XS 111 cm 350 2 S 116 cm 350 2 M 120 cm 350 2 L 124 cm 525 3 XL 133 cm 525 3 2XL 138 cm 525 3 3XL 142 cm 525 3 4XL 147 cm 525 3 5XL 156 cm 700 4 swap yarn & recalculate
- Knitting for OliveCompatible Cashmereno gauge on record · 100% cashmere
- Sandnes Garn Alpakka Følgetrådno gauge on record · 400 mhow much do you need? →
single strand
size measurements meters balls XXS 107 cm 400 1 XS 111 cm 400 1 S 116 cm 400 1 M 120 cm 400 1 L 124 cm 400 1 XL 133 cm 800 2 2XL 138 cm 800 2 3XL 142 cm 800 2 4XL 147 cm 800 2 5XL 156 cm 800 2 swap yarn & recalculate
- PRU YarnsPRU MOEno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- HobbiiFriends Kid Silkno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 25% silk, 3% woolview amounts
- PicklesSilk Mohairno gauge on record · 70% mohair, 30% silkview amounts
- MalabrigoMOHAIRno gauge on record · 72% mohair, 28% silkview amounts
- DROPSKid-Silkno gauge on record · 75% mohair, 25% silkview amounts
33 options
more substitutes
we don't calculate yarn amounts for doable yarns yet, but you can still see which yarns might work

LangYarns
SUPER SOXX TWEED
22 sts / 10 cm
67% wool, 25% nylon, 8% viscose
substitute for Peer Gynt

Katia
AZTECA TWEED
23 sts / 10 cm · 5 mm
47% acrylic, 47% wool, 6% viscose
substitute for Peer Gynt

Lana Grossa
Colors For You
15 sts / 10 cm · 6 mm
55% wool, 45% acrylic
substitute for PERUVIAN

Sandnes Garn
Labbegarn
19 sts / 10 cm · 3.5 mm
80% wool, 20% nylon
substitute for Peer Gynt

Lana Grossa
Meilenweit 6-Fach 150
21 sts / 10 cm · 3 mm
80% wool, 20% polyamide
substitute for PERUVIAN
combinations that reach this gauge
two different yarns, or one yarn held double, from other patterns that knit to about 18 sts / 10 cm
used in 14 patterns · including BRAIDY_LOOP_CARDIGAN
18 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Cardigan No. 11
18 sts / 10 cmused in 7 patterns · including Champagne Cardigan
18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including Esther Sweater
18 sts / 10 cmused in 5 patterns · including ELEVATION_LOOP_SWEATER
18 sts / 10 cmused in 4 patterns · including Camisole No. 6
18 sts / 10 cm
MerinoKnitting for Olive100% merino
Soft Silk Mohairheld double · Knitting for Olive70% mohair, 30% silkused in 3 patterns · including HIGH_V_LOOP_SWEATER
18 sts / 10 cmused in 3 patterns · including TULIP_LOOP_ROLLNECK
18 sts / 10 cm
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