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Sandnes Sunday + Tynn Silk Mohair alternatives

Compare the merino base strand and the mohair halo strand separately. Then calculate each replacement from the pattern's listed ball counts instead of assuming that one original ball equals one substitute ball.

QUICK ANSWER

Start with Knitting for Olive Merino + Soft Silk Mohair

This complete two-strand pairing is a practical candidate to swatch. Sunday and Knitting for Olive Merino are both 100% merino and each publishes 28 stitches per 10 cm as a single strand. Their 50 g balls contain 235 m and 250 m, respectively. For the halo strand, Tynn Silk Mohair contains 57% mohair, 28% silk and 15% wool at 212 m per 25 g; Soft Silk Mohair is 70% mohair and 30% silk at 225 m per 25 g.

Those component facts make this a strong swatch candidate, not a guaranteed substitute. They do not establish the gauge, drape, density or feel of the two yarns held together. Match the pattern's gauge in its stitch pattern, then wash and dry the swatch before deciding.

No Frills Knitting describes Sunday + Tynn Silk Mohair as a popular pairing and names Knitting for Olive Merino + Soft Silk Mohair as a substitute pairing. Skeinspan independently compares the published specifications below.

Compare the merino base strand

Published factSandnes SundayKnitting for Olive Merino
Fiber100% merino wool100% merino wool
Package50 g / 235 m50 g / 250 m
Single-strand gauge28 sts = 10 cm28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm
CareManufacturer recommends a separate wool machine program and flat drying; follow its detailed washing guidance. No laundry bag.Hand wash in cool water; dry flat.

Merino's extra 15 m per 50 g means equal ball counts provide a little more length, but the row-gauge evidence is not equal: Knitting for Olive publishes 38 rows per 10 cm, while Skeinspan has not captured a row gauge for Sunday. See the full Sunday vs Knitting for Olive Merino comparison.

Compare the brushed halo strand

Published factTynn Silk MohairSoft Silk MohairBerroco Aerial
Fiber57% mohair / 28% silk / 15% wool70% mohair / 30% silk65% Superkid Mohair, 35% Silk
Package25 g / 212 m25 g / 225 m25 g; 284 yds / 260 m
Single-strand gauge18, 19, 20, 21, 22 or 24 sts = 10 cm (published values)Not published on the captured manufacturer page18–24 sts & 26–40 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)
CareManufacturer recommends a separate wool machine program and flat drying; follow its detailed washing guidance. No laundry bag.Hand wash in cool water; dry flat.Hand wash in cold water. Lay flat to dry.

Soft Silk Mohair completes the pairing alongside Knitting for Olive Merino. It has 13 m more per 25 g than Tynn Silk Mohair. The different fiber proportions make halo, sheen and feel useful things to compare in your washed swatch.

If you want to keep Sunday and replace only the halo strand, Berroco Aerial is a useful US-listed option to swatch. It is a 65% Superkid Mohair / 35% silk yarn with 260 m per 25 g. Its longer package can reduce the number of balls required, but its published single-strand gauge does not predict the gauge of Sunday held with Aerial.

Compare Tynn Silk Mohair vs Soft Silk Mohair in detail.

TWO-STRAND QUANTITY TOOL

Calculate each strand separately

Enter the Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair ball counts for your pattern size. The calculator converts the total metres required for each strand, then rounds each replacement up to a whole ball.

Assumes the pattern uses one strand of Sunday and one strand of Tynn Silk Mohair together throughout. If the strand counts or sections differ, calculate those requirements separately. These counts do not add a swatching allowance; include any extra yarn you need separately.

YOUR RESULT

Enter both pattern quantities

The result will show a separate whole-ball count for the base and halo strands.

US retailer check: October 7, 2026

The product pages for Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair at Mother Knitter, Merino and Soft Silk Mohair at Heavenly Yarns, and Aerial at WEBS were active and presented add-to-cart controls when checked. Inventory was shade-specific and can change. Confirm your chosen color, quantity, dye lot, shipping and delivery date with the retailer before ordering.

Sources and next checks

Published yarn facts: Sandnes Garn Sunday, Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair, Knitting for Olive Merino, Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair, and Berroco Aerial. Pairing context: No Frills Knitting's mohair selection guide. Manufacturer specifications in Skeinspan's dataset were captured September 10, 2026; the retailer product-page check above was repeated October 7, 2026.

Use the full Sunday to Knitting for Olive Merino quantity calculator or the Tynn Silk Mohair to Soft Silk Mohair quantity calculator when your pattern gives total length, uses different strand counts, or uses the yarns in separate sections.

Before buying a sweater quantity, make a pattern-stitch swatch with both proposed strands, wash it as the finished project will be washed, and compare stitch gauge, row gauge, drape, opacity, halo, feel and recovery.