Can I use a different yarn than the one mentioned in the pattern?
Yes, as long as the yarn can be worked on the same knitting tension/gauge. Always swatch to make sure you get the same number of stitches in width and rows in height as given in the pattern.
Remember that different yarns with different textures, will give the garment different looks. The yardage/length may also be different, so when substituting always calculate the number of yards needed, in order to know the amount of yarn you need.
Here's an example of how to calculate the amount of an alternative yarn (from the same yarn group) needed for a pattern:
The pattern requires 300g of yarn X.
Yarn X runs 170m per 50g, which means 6 balls (of yarn X) x 170 m = 1020 m of yarn needed.
You want to use yarn Y. This yarn runs 150m per 50g.
1020m / 150m = 6.8 = 7 balls of yarn Y needed to replace yarn X.
You can also try working with yarn from a different Yarn Group on your pattern by replacing the yarns as follows:
- 2 threads A = 1 thread C
- 3 threads A = 1 thread D
- 4 threads A = 1 thread E
- 8 threads A = 1 thread F
- 2 threads B = 1 thread D
- 2 threads C = 1 thread E
- 4 threads C = 1 thread F
- 2 threads E = 1 thread F
- 1 thread A + 1 thread C = 1 thread D
- 2 threads A + 1 thread C = 1 thread E
Here's an example of how to calculate the amount of 2 threads of Nepal (C) as alternative yarn needed for a pattern in 1 thread Eskimo (E):
The pattern requires 1150g of yarn E.
Yarn E runs 50m per 50g, which means 23 balls (of yarn E) x 50 m = 1150 m of yarn E needed.
You want to use yarn (Cx2). This yarn runs 75m per 50g.
1150m / 75m = 15,3 balls x 2 = 31 balls of (C) needed to replace yarn E.
Here are two different examples of how to calculate the amount of 1 thread from group C like DROPS AIR OR DROPS BIG MERINO as alternative yarn needed for a pattern in 2 threads from group A like: 1 thread Baby Alpaca Silk (BAS) and 1 thread Kid Silk (KS):
The pattern requires 300g BAS + 125g KS.
Yarn BAS runs 167m per 50g, which means 6 balls x 167m = 1002 m of BAS needed.
Yarn KS runs 200m per 25g, which means 5 balls x 200m = 1000 m of KS needed.
You want to use DROPS AIR. This yarn runs 130m per 50g.
1000m/130m = 7,7 balls = 8 balls of (AIR) needed to replace 1 BAS + 1 KS.
OR! You want to use DROPS BIG MERINO. This yarn runs 75m per 50g.
1000m/75m = 13,3 balls = 14 balls of (BIG MERINO) needed to replace 1 BAS + 1 KS.
Comments (70)
Christine Hammar
05.08.2020 - 15:53:
What Drops yarns are Aran weight?
DROPS Design
06.08.2020 - 09:34:
Cathrine Whittaker
19.07.2020 - 04:44:
Please explain what A means. Thankd
DROPS Design
20.07.2020 - 10:20:
Anne-Marie Børjesson
14.07.2020 - 11:42:
Hei, Ser at fabel garn nr. 674 og 671 ikke kan velges. Hva kan disse erstattes med? Takk på forhånd😊
DROPS Design
06.08.2020 - 10:21:
Brigitte
29.06.2020 - 15:39:
Was beutet beim Garn z.B. diese Angaben Garnguppe: B (20 - 22 Maschen) / 8 ply / DK / worsted oder Garngruppe A 26 - 23 Maschen
DROPS Design
30.06.2020 - 11:11:
Marlys Uhrenholt
07.06.2020 - 13:29:
Hvordan strikker jeg en indvendig lomme i modellen "Firecracker": Jakke til herre med v-hals Drops Fabel ?
DROPS Design
08.06.2020 - 07:26:
Claire Ball
04.06.2020 - 10:30:
Good day, I bought Drops Baby Alpaca Silk online when in the UK. Now back in South Africa and would like to knit the Lamb Dance Hat for my granddaughters . I started one hat and it is WAY too small then I realized that the pattern is for yarn group B and my yarn is in group A. I need to increase the number of stitches but not sure by how many ?I am not an experienced knitter so am finding it really difficult to calculate. I need to knit hats for head circumferences of 51cm and 49 cm. Thanks
DROPS Design
05.06.2020 - 08:42:
Annette
29.05.2020 - 11:04:
Bonjour , je souhaite réaliser un modèle en drops alpaca ( en 2 fils ) qui était initialement en silk alpaca. Le modèle demandait 850gr de silk alpaca. Combien de pelotes me faut-il commander svp ?
DROPS Design
02.06.2020 - 11:20:
Jacky M
22.05.2020 - 14:44:
Guten Tag, ich würde gerne das Garn Big Delight durch Alpaca ersetzen und zwei Fäden Alpaca verwenden. Wäre es korrekt statt 2 Knäuel Big Delight (also 360 m Lauflänge) , 5 Knäuel Alpaca zu bestellen und diese Wolle dann zweifädig zu verarbeiten?
DROPS Design
25.05.2020 - 13:40:
Jacky M
22.05.2020 - 14:43:
Guten Tag, ich würde gerne das Garn Big Delight durch Alpaca ersetzen und zwei Fäden Alpaca verwenden. Wäre es korrekt statt 2 Knäuel Big Delight (also 360 m Lauflänge) , 5 Knäuel Alpaca zu bestellen und diese Wolle dann zweifädig zu verarbeiten?
Tine Bentsen
11.05.2020 - 13:49:
Jeg vil gerne kombinere Drops Alpaca Silk, Brushed med Drops Alpaca - når jeg kombinere de to garntyper hvilken kategori opskrifter skal jeg så se efter/bruge? På forhånd tak for svar
DROPS Design
18.05.2020 - 08:01:
Lonni Eriksen
10.05.2020 - 10:30:
Jeg har været så heldig at få noget af vores eget uld i år: 275m/100g strikkefasthed 22m=10cm jeg vil gerne strikke det sammen med 1 tråd Drops kid silk. Hvilken garn gruppe kommer garnet så i og hvilke str. pinde? 😊
DROPS Design
11.05.2020 - 06:56:
Carmen Leticia Hernandez Lozano
08.05.2020 - 18:30:
Me puede decir donde puedo comprar el estambre en Mexico, o si o envian a mexico
Ana
06.05.2020 - 13:48:
Para tejer a ganchillo, crochet, bolsas de rejilla que hilos son más recomendados por su resistencia, para utilizar las bolsas para fruta y verdura, dar varios nombres gracias.
DROPS Design
25.05.2020 - 00:52:
Jacqueline M Kail
16.04.2020 - 20:19:
When it says repeat from +-+ 5 more times does that mean that you will work more than two INC dc-Group around the ch-space at the tip mid front on Round 2? Is there only two tips for the poncho, the front and back or do you add more tips? I don't understand how to increase the three double crochets in each space to make the poncho bigger. Any help would be appreciated. Love the pattern and want to make it for my daughter.
DROPS Design
17.04.2020 - 09:50:
Eva Garcia
15.04.2020 - 18:04:
Puedo mezclar ovillos de Drops You#8 con ovillos de Drops Paris?
DROPS Design
25.05.2020 - 00:48:
Cristina Beleta Ferran
31.03.2020 - 21:33:
Cuantos ovillos de Cotton Kings Twirs necesito para este patron en tlla XXL?? TENGO 3
DROPS Design
26.07.2020 - 20:39:
Hanne Skov
28.03.2020 - 19:37:
Hvilket bomuldsgarn kan jeg bruge istedet for Drops Air?
DROPS Design
30.03.2020 - 07:05:
Maria
01.02.2020 - 23:15:
Hej 😊 Sikke en fin guide, men jeg er dog stadig i tvivl... Jeg har forelsket mig i en strikket wrap me cardigan. Opskriften er strikket i 4 tråde morhair silk drops på pind 8. Jeg ønsker dog at strikke den i alpaka brushed drops, da jeg kender dette garn. Kan det lade sig gøre hvis jeg strikker i 2 tråde og på en pind 6-7? Og selfølig laver en strikke prøve inden? Eller er det helt galt?
Nina
18.12.2019 - 12:43:
Aus wie vielen Fäden besteht die Wolle Nepal und kann man diese auch teilen um es für dünnere Muster zu benutzen?
DROPS Design
19.12.2019 - 08:47:
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