from:
6.35$
per 1.8 oz
Content: 71% Alpaca, 25% Wool, 4% Polyamide
Yarn Group:
D (12 - 15 stitches)
/ 12 ply / chunky
Weight/yardage: 1.8 oz (50 g) = approx 153 yds (140 m)
Recommended needle size: US 11 / 8 mm
Gauge: 4" x 4" / 10 x 10 cm = 12 sts x 14 rows
Care: Hand Wash, max 30°C / Dry Flat
/ Feltable
Superwash: no
Made in: Peru
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 23.HPE.36896), Standard 100, Class II from the Hohenstein Institute. This means that is has been tested for harmful substances and is considered safe in human-ecological terms. Class II means the yarn is suitable to come in direct contact with the skin to a large extent, such as blouses, shirts, mattresses, etc.
DROPS Melody is a soft and luxurious yarn made from superfine alpaca and merino wool. Warm and with a mohair-like look, it’s available in a sophisticated shade card ranging from soft beige and gray hues, to gorgeous reds and purples.
Being so light and soft, DROPS Melody is a great choice for oversize garments as well as accessories. It knits up quickly with big needles without the piece becoming heavy and it can be used as an effect yarn together with other qualities, to give garments extra volume and softness.
DROPS Melody is a great choice for patterns in Yarn Group D and a perfect fit for those made in the discontinued yarn, DROPS Vienna.
Read more about our products' sustainability here
All yarns have excess fibres (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding, in varied degrees that depend on how the yarn is spun. Brushed yarns ("hairier" yarns), like DROPS Melody, have more of these loose fibers than other yarns, and therefore, shed more. This of course also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibres. It’s therefore not possible to completely avoid shedding.
Below are some tips on how to take care of garments in brushed yarns like DROPS Melody:
Note: If you are washing a project made with this yarn combined with another, the general guideline is to follow the washing instructions for the most delicate of the yarns you are working with.
See how this yarn looks before and after felting:
Needles: 7.00 mm
Before: 13 sts x 15 rows
After: 18 sts x 30 rows
See a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about our yarns.
1) What type of fibers make the DROPS yarns?
Yarn can be made from a large number of natural and synthetic fibers. DROPS carries mainly yarns made from wool, cotton, alpaca, linen, mohair and silk. Each fiber type has its own qualities, and they are often mixed to take advantage of the best properties of each one. Coarse yarn has the advantage of being stronger and more durable, and finer fibers offers more softness and comfort. Here a bit about the main fibers we carry:
Alpaca:
Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca, and it is similar in structure to sheep wool fiber. Its softness comes from the small diameter of the fiber, similar to merino wool. It is a soft, durable, luxurious and silky natural fiber. Yarn made from alpaca fibers does not felt or pill easily, and it can be light or heavy in weight, depending on how it is spun. While similar to sheep’s wool, it is warmer, not prickly, and has no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic. Alpacas come in 22 natural colors, with more than 300 shades from a true-blue black through browns-black, browns, white, silver and rose-greys.
Mohair:
This fiber comes from the Angora goats, and its considered a luxury fiber. Mohair yarn is warm as wool, but much lighter in weight; it is durable, dyes well and does not felt easily. Mohair fibers have also a distinctive luster created by the way they reflect light. Despite being a hard fiber, mohair is usually spun into a very fluffy yarn, resulting in airy and lustrous garments.
Wool:
The wool fibers comes from the skin of sheep and are relatively coarse fibers. Two striking characteristics of wool are its susceptibility to heat and its felting property, which is caused by the scales on the surface. Depending upon the breed of sheep, the appearance of the wool varies.
Wool from Merino sheep is considered the finest type of wool, having as characteristics that is finely crimped and soft. All the Merino wool in the DROPS yarns has its origins in South America, coming from sheep that have not been subject to Mulesing.
Pure new wool is wool made directly from animal fleece, and not recycled from existing wool garments.
Machine washable wool is wool treated chemically to minimize the outer fuzzy layer of the fibers, and be therefore fitable for machine wash (see Superwash).
Silk:
The silk fiber is a fine continuous fiber produced from the cocoon of a moth caterpillar known as the silkworm. While silkworm is cultivated, the wild or tussah silk is obtained from uncultivated silkworm cocoons. Silk fiber is one of the strongest natural fibers and makes a wonderful knitting yarn. It blends really well with other fibers, especially wool. Silk also dyes beautifully with natural dyes.
Vegetable fibers:
There are several varieties of vegetable fibers, found in the cell walls of plants or vegetables. Of all the varieties, two are recognized as major knitted or textile fibers. They are cotton and linen.
Cotton is the fiber surrounding the seeds in a cotton pod, and it is almost pure cellulose. Cotton is usually white in color but there are green and brown varieties as well. The cotton fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile that is good for summer clothing and accessories, making a weaker yarn than silk or linen but stronger than wool.
Mercerized cotton is cotton that has been through a mercerization treatment. This treatment gives cotton fabrics and threads a lustrous yarn that is more lustrous than conventional cotton. It is also stronger, takes dye a little more readily, makes the yarn more resistant to mildew and reduces lint. It also may not shrink or lose its shape as much as "regular" cotton.
Linen is a fiber derived from the stalk of the flax plant that is durable and stronger than any other fiber. The linen fiber is relatively soft, straight and lustrous and becomes more beautiful with age. Linen is more comfortable to wear in hot temperatures than cotton, due to the fact that it absorbs moisture better and dries more quickly.
Other materials used in our yarns include synthetic fibers such as acrylic, viscose, polyamide (nylon) and polyester.
3) What type of information can I find on the DROPS yarn labels?
All DROPS yarn labels include information about fiber content (wool, cotton, etc.), weight in grams and ounces, length in meters and yards, washing instructions and symbols (explained here), color number, dye lot number and yarn group information.
4) What are the DROPS yarn groups?
All DROPS yarns are classified into 6 different thickness groups (A to F). Yarns in a same group have similar knitting tension/gauge, and can therefore be interchanged in patterns; however the length may be different, so when substituting always calculate the amount of meters/yards needed for the pattern to know the amount of yarn you need to get.
5) Can I use a different yarn than the one mentioned in the pattern?
Yes, as long as the yarn can be worked in 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.
Read more about how to calculate the amount of an alternative yarn - and how to replace 1 thread of a yarn with 2 or more of another, here.
6) What does it mean when a yarn is “Superwash”?
A superwash wool is a special wool product that has been treated or processed in a way that allows it to be machine washable. Many people are afraid to work with wool because it is so easy to shrink (though some shrink wool on purpose) and superwash wool can allow them to work with great fibers without worry. (Read more here).
7) What does “Oeko-Tex® certified” means?
The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s as a response to the needs of the general public for textiles which posed no risk to health. The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 is a globally uniform testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. The test for harmful substances comprise substances which are prohibited or regulated by law, chemicals which are known to be harmful to health, and parameters which are included as a precautionary measure to safeguard health.
For more info go to www.oeko-tex.com
10) How accurate are the colours on the shade cards online?
When obtaining images for the shade card, we do our best to achieve the highest level of color accuracy. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee how images will appear on your computer screen. Every monitor displays color differently, some colors might look darker than they really are, and some colors might be more saturated on some screens. If you experience that many of the yarn colors looks different on your screen than the actual color of the skeins, you can adjust the setting on your monitor.
11) What is a micron? What does super fine / extra fine mean?
The fineness of yarn fibers is measured in microns (thousands of millimeters). Super fine alpaca wool is 26-28 microns. Fine merino wool is less than 21.5 microns and extra fine merino is under 19.5 microns. The less microns the softer and more delicate a quality can be, the more microns the more hard wear the quality will be.
12) Why are the colors in my skeins of print yarn different?
The reason why two skeins of a same print yarn look different can be 1) that both skeins are part of different dye lots; 2) that the skeins have been dyed using a technique called "magic print" (the one used for example in DROPS Delight), which provides unique patterns and smooth color transitions to each skein, meaning also that within one dye lot, lighter or darker varieties might appear. This is no fault or defect, but part of the yarn's character.
13) My store doesn’t have the color I want, what can I do?
If your DROPS store doesn’t have the yarn color you want, try contacting a DROPS Super Store (the ones with the golden badges) - they will make sure to get a hold of the color even if they don’t have it in stock themselves. See a list of all DROPS stores here.
14) Where can I find a specific dye lot of a color?
Always try contacting your DROPS store first. If they do not have the dye lot you want we recommend you to ask other knitters and crocheters in the DROPS Workshop in Facebook or Ravelry, which may have the dye lot in their stash and might be willing to part from it.
Yarn sheds because there's not enough twist to hold all of the fibers together. All yarns have excess fibers (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding, in varied degrees that depend on how the yarn is spun. Brushed yarns ("hairier" yarns) like DROPS Melody, have more of these loose fibers than other yarns, and therefore shed more. Shedding also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibers. It’s therefore not possible to guarantee that there will be no shedding.
Below are some tips on how to get the best result when working with hairier yarns:
Pilling is a natural process that happens to even the most exclusive of fibers. It's a natural sign of wear and tear that is hard to avoid, and that is most visible in high friction areas of your garment like a sweater's arms and cuffs.
You can make your garment look as new by removing the pilling, using a fabric comb or a pill/lint remover.
If you are looking to replace this yarn with another DROPS yarn, you can use another yarn within the same yarn group, or try our yarn converter!
Stefanie wrote:
Guten Tag, ich finde es sehr unfair, dass wir in Österreich bei mancher Wolle gleich um 2 € mehr bezahlen müssen als die Deutschen. Beim Porto würde ich es mir ja einreden lassen, aber die Ware müsste doch für jeden gleich viel kosten. Bei so viel Ungerechtigkeit werde ich sicher keine Wolle bei Drops kaufen. Schöne Grüße aus Wien Stefanie Onic
16.05.2020 - 22:02DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Stefanie, die Preisfestsetzung ist unterschiedlich je nach jedem Land - deshalb sind die Preisen je nach dem Land unterschiedlich. Hier finden Sie die Liste von DROPS Händlern die nach Österreich senden. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
19.05.2020 kl. 08:33Pasutto Catherine wrote:
Je voudrais tricoter le modèle Vienna Sun Children avec la laine Melody puisque Vienna n'existe plus. Pourriez vous me dire si c'est une laine qui risque de «gratter» ? Et si oui, quelle autre laine me conseillez vous? D'avance merci!
04.03.2020 - 17:54DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Pasutto, la sensibilité de chacun/chacune étant différente, nous vous recommandons de contacter votre magasin DROPS qui saura vous conseiller de façon plus personnalisée, même par mail ou téléphone. Bon tricot!
05.03.2020 kl. 10:48Joyce Van Der Aa wrote:
Verschrikkelijk gaten om te dragen.. Verliest enorm veel haren..
18.02.2020 - 18:23Ragnhild Nesset wrote:
Strikker nå av Drops Melody. Et lett og mykt garn. Men det loer veldig. Har dere noe tips om hvordan en skal få det til å slutte å loe?
05.02.2020 - 18:16DROPS Design answered:
Hei Ragnhild. Alle fine langhårede garn vil røyte, spesielt i begynnelsen til all overskuddsfibre er borte. Det vil bli bedre ette en tids bruk. Men bruk en mjuk børste og prøv å børste bort all "løse" fibre. God Fornøyelse!
10.02.2020 kl. 07:37Laura wrote:
Sto cominciando ad usare i vostri filati e mi trovo bene. volevo sapere cosa significa gruppo D. Mi sono spaventata a leggere un commento di una signora a cui si è ristretto il giacchino, pur lavandolo in acqua fredda. E' così facile che i capi si infeltriscano con il filato Melody o brushed?
15.12.2019 - 21:12DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Laura. La lettera indica lo spessore del filato. Consigliamo di lavare il capo finito, soprattutto per le prime volte, a mano. Buon lavoro!
12.01.2020 kl. 12:05Laura wrote:
Sto cominciando ad usare i vostri filati e mi trovo bene. volevo sapere cosa significa gruppo D. Mi sono spaventata a leggere un commento di una signora a cui si è ristretto il giacchino, pur lavandolo in acqua fredda. E' così facile che i capi si infeltriscano con il filato Melody o brushed?
15.12.2019 - 21:10Marie wrote:
Schöne Farben und auch gut zum Verstricken. Aber leider ist die Melody extrem fuselig und daher fast nicht tragbar. Im Vergleich dazu fuselt die Brushed Alpaca Silk nur sehr wenig.
22.10.2019 - 17:56Franciulla wrote:
Bonjour toutes vos laines alpaga sont lavables à là mains ,n’est il pas possible de les laver en machine programmé laine.Le lavage à la main me fait peur.Merci de votre reponse
15.10.2019 - 15:09Rebekka wrote:
Liebes Drops-Team, ich finde Melody ist ein sehr hübsches Garn … leider wiedermal mit Polyamid-Anteil. Es ist so schade, dass das nicht durch etwas umweltfreundlicheres ersetzt wird. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn der synthetische Zusatzkram aus euren Garnen (ja, es gibt auch viele Garne ohne …) verschwindet. Ist das grundsätzlich angestrebt, oder grundsätzlich nicht in eurem Fokus? Liebe Grüße, Rebekka
11.10.2019 - 13:56Mari wrote:
How much is needed for a S-size sweater?
02.10.2019 - 00:03DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mari, yarn amount will vary depending on the tension, the shape, the pattern; you will find here some jumpers worked with Melody to inspire you. Happy knitting!
02.10.2019 kl. 08:32Elisabeth wrote:
I.m from New Zealand but you don't have our country in your lis. So How do I buy the wool I want to get
12.06.2019 - 04:37DROPS Design answered:
Dear Elisabeth, you will find here the list of our DROPS Stores shipping worldwide. Happy knitting!
12.06.2019 kl. 08:05Maribel wrote:
Con que n° de ganchillo para crochet se puede trabajar?
25.05.2019 - 07:01DROPS Design answered:
Hola Maribel, en principio, el ganchillo recomendado es el de 7 mm. Sin embargo, dependiendo del modelo se puede utilizar un ganchillo más grande o más pequeño.
25.05.2019 kl. 19:44Castellon wrote:
Tricoter un plaid avec Drops mélody en double fil : pour plus de tenue, avec quel autre fil associer Drops mélody ? Merci !
22.03.2019 - 08:46DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Castellon, tout dépend du résultat souhaité, et de l'échantillon, etc.. N'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin DROPS - même par mail ou téléphone - pour toute assistance complémentaire. Bon tricot!
22.03.2019 kl. 09:27Kirsten wrote:
Hallo. Ist Melody das einzige Garn unter Garn Gruppe D ? Leider flust diese so sehr, dass sie für mich nicht nutzbar ist. Die Garn Gruppe D besteht nur aus Melody, oder kommt demnächst noch neue Wolle ?
27.02.2019 - 19:01DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Kirsten, Melody ist zur Zeit das einzige Garn der Garngruppe D aber hier lesen Sie mehr über alle mögliche Alternative, hier und da haben Sie auch Beispiele. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
28.02.2019 kl. 10:00Janet Davis wrote:
Please could you produce more yarns equivalent to a UK chunky. Patterns knitted on 6.5 mm needles are very popular in the UK. Andes and Eskimo are too thick. A wool or alpaca/ wool mix yarn of this thickness would be a great addition to the range. Your yarns are such good quality and value for money. I love the new Flora 4 ply so a chunky one soon please.
17.02.2019 - 09:22DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Davis, you can find all our patterns worked with a tension of a group D here - you will find several possible combinations, use our filters to define the number of sts for 10 cm - and read more about alternatives here. Happy knitting!
18.02.2019 kl. 11:21Sandra wrote:
Gibt es bald neue Farben vom Melodygarn? Danke
02.02.2019 - 15:49DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Sandra, keine neue Farben sind jetzt geplannt aber gerne können Sie Ihre Ideen hier schreiben. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
04.02.2019 kl. 15:07Elin Susanne Olsen wrote:
Kommer dette garnet i brun?
17.01.2019 - 18:19DROPS Design answered:
Hej, ikke som det ser ud i øjeblikket, men skriv dit ønske gerne med reference til en af vore andre brune farver, så vil vi overveje næste gang vi bestiller nye farver :)
05.03.2019 kl. 09:23Evelyne LAMBERG wrote:
Pourquoi avoir supprimer les couleurs les plus toniques (rose, cherry, bruyère et prune) dans la qualité Melody? Je trouve souvent que vos coloris sont trop fades. Est-ce qu'on craint les coloris un peu chaleureux en Norvège? Je vous assure qu'en France on apprécie les couleurs toniques pour réchauffer la grisaille de l'hiver. Cordialement
10.12.2018 - 21:43DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Lamberg, nous avons essayé d'ajouter de la couleur à Melody mais certaines n'ont pas remporté le succès prévu, raison pour laquelle elles ont été arrêtées dans cette gamme. Retrouvez ici comment remplacer Melody par d'autres fils dans les couleurs que vous souhaitez. Bon tricot!
11.12.2018 kl. 10:36Aissela Laudo wrote:
Buongiorno ho finito ora il modello 145-10 in melody. Posso sapere se prima della confezione devo preparare i pezzi mettendoli in forma con acqua valorizzata o si può iniziare subito ad unire? Grazie,
04.11.2018 - 11:26DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Aissela, può lavare e bloccare il capo alla fine del lavoro. Buon lavoro!
16.11.2018 kl. 08:52Luisa wrote:
È possibile utilizzarlo insieme al filato "Cotton Merino"? Se sì quali ferri sono consigliati? Grazie e buona giornata =)
27.10.2018 - 10:15DROPS Design answered:
Buongiormo Luisa, Melody è un filato molto vaporoso che va lavorato con ferri abbastanza grossi, mentre Cotton Merino è un filato più sottile. Potrebbe provare a fare un campione con ferri grandi e vedere il risultato, ma solitamente non vengono utilizzati insieme. Buon lavoro!
16.11.2018 kl. 08:57Catia wrote:
Hello, I would like to knit a cape for a kid. It's in stockinette stitch with the borders in raspberry stitch. This is the only wool with the right gauge but since it is for a1 year old kid, I don't think that it would do, with the fuzziness and the care required. You give alpaca silk and sky (2 threads) as alternative but they are both fuzzy. I tried with 2 threads of big merino and also Alaska, but the gauge doesn't work.
02.09.2018 - 23:16DROPS Design answered:
Hello, Have you tried our newest yarn, DROPS Sky? If knitted double, you can get the gauge of DROPS Melody. And it is very soft but not fuzzy. Happy Knitting!
03.09.2018 kl. 16:24Catia wrote:
Only the stitches but not the rows, way to big. And a bit to stiff too for a cape. Do you have any suggestion on which other yarn I could use? Something for kids and not to stiff. Thank you so much in advance :-) and sorry for the long question.
02.09.2018 - 23:08DROPS Design answered:
Hello, It is stated on the page: Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 14 sts x 19 rows. We recommend you to check ther yarns of Yarn Group D. Happy Knitting!
03.09.2018 kl. 16:19Alexandra Thomssen wrote:
Hallo, ich möchte das Modell Star DROPS 137-20 stricken. Könnte ich auch das Garn Air verwenden ? Das Viereck muesste doch eigentlich mit jedem Garn verstrickbar sein ? Die Ärmelausschitte sollen doch nachdem eine bestimmte Höhe in cm gestrickt wurde, gearbeitet werden? Vielen Dank fuer eine rasche Antwort :)
21.02.2018 - 17:17DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Thomssen, Melody sowie Vienna gehören zur Garngruppe D aber Air gehört zur Garngruppe C und es würde nicht passen, ohne die Anleitung neu zu kalkulieren. Aber mit 2 Fäden Brushed Alpaca Silk kann es doch passen, errinern Sie sich immer zuerst eine Maschenprobe zu stricken. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
22.02.2018 kl. 10:06Janne Christine Lemicka wrote:
Hvorfor har dere sluttet med farge nr 11, plomme? Kommer det eventuelt en annen lillafarge?
05.01.2018 - 22:48DROPS Design answered:
Hei Janne. Noen farger utgår, ofte hvis det ikke er stor nok etterspørsel. Nye farger blir fortløpende vurdert, men det er ingen mye farger i Melody som kommer i nærmeste fremtid. mvh Drops design
26.01.2018 kl. 10:54
Irene Helen Johnsen wrote:
Dette garnet mister så mye hår at det er umulig å strikke med. Møbler, andre klær og hele huset generelt blir fullt av disse hårene. Har vasket det ferdige produktet, børstet det, hatt det i fryseboksen i 4 døgn men uten hjelp. Har strikket mange plagg med børstet alpakka fra vikinggarn og Sandnes ullvare og har ikke opplevd det samme med det.
11.03.2020 - 08:22