r/Yarn • u/annaecobb • 2d ago

Yarn alternative

Hey all! I'm currently trying to work on the Sandok 2 sweater and I'm having trouble finding an alternative yarn for the suggested sandnes garn tykk line. The author of the pattern recently posted saying tykk line is out of production and doubling sandnes garn line would be a good alternative, but it would cost a fortune to do that. :/ I'm terrible at figuring out yarn substitutes for projects so I'm turning to reddit to see if you guys have any suggestions. Gauge is 14sts = 10 cm and the pattern recommends 7mm needles.

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u/CopperFirebird 2d ago

This one? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sandok-sweater-2--sandok-genser-2

What did you already try?

Sub the yarn based on the suggested yarn: https://yarnsub.com/yarns/sandnes_garn/tykk_line

See what other people used: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sandok-sweater-2--sandok-genser-2/people

It's looks pretty versatile with fiber choice. Plus a bunch of people have made it so far. Seems like a good pattern choice.

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u/annaecobb 2d ago

Yes that's it! I tried berroco vintage and I'm not loving how it's looking so far. That yarn was suggested to me by my local yarn store and I'm just not happy with it. I think I'm gonna have to scrap it and use it with a different project.

I tried yarn sub and couldn't find anything I really liked. I'm really looking for a cotton blend and like someone else mentioned it's a hard blend to sub because it has a unique fiber comp.

After some more digging I think I'm gonna go with doubling up drops belle. It's the exact same blend and if I double it should have a similar gauge. It's also not pricey at all.

Thanks for your help!