from:
5.25$
per 1.8 oz
Content: 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK
Weight/yardage: 1.8 oz (50 g) = approx 142 yds (130 m)
Recommended needle size: US 6 / 4 mm
Gauge: 4" x 4" / 10 x 10 cm = 21 sts x 28 rows
Care: Hand Wash, max 30°C / 86F. Dry Flat
/ Feltable
Superwash: no
Made in: EU
Raw material origin: Alpaca and wool from South America, viscose from Austria
DROPS Soft Tweed is, like its name implies, a soft tweed yarn, made from a combination of merino wool, superfine alpaca and viscose. The yarn is constructed by carding these fibers together with small felted “tweed buttons” that add speckles of color to define the look of this quality. Being a carded yarn means that DROPS Soft Tweed is lighter and breathes better than similar, combed yarns - while being specially suited for hand knitting.
Rustic and elegant, this yarn is easy to knit and results in beautiful, even stitches. A great choice for textured patterns, slipovers, sweaters and jackets - DROPS Soft Tweed is a great fit for patterns designed in DROPS Karisma, DROPS Lima and DROPS Merino Extra Fine (Yarn Group B).
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Hand Wash, max 30°C / 86F. Dry Flat
First of all, consider just airing the garment, instead of washing it. If you still desire to wash it, here are some guidelines:
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: 4.00 mm
Before: 20 sts x 26 rows
After: 22 sts x 34 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!
Katja wrote:
Hi! I really love Soft Tweed and now I just saw that a few colours are being discontinued... Is the whole yarn being discontinued or just these colours?
18.04.2024 - 22:24DROPS Design answered:
Dear Katja, we are just doing some changes to the colour card, Soft Tweed won't be discontinued. Happy knitting!
19.04.2024 kl. 09:39Martine RONOT wrote:
Pas agréable à tricoter mais par contre très agréable à porter Ne grattes du tout et le coloris bordeaux est magnifique, je n'ai que des compliments du.modele mari.a del rey
04.01.2024 - 16:04Diana Schley wrote:
Guten Tag, leider ist mein Pullunder nach dem Waschen ein reines Fusselmonster. So kann ich das nicht mehr tragen. Haben Sie einen Tipp, wie ich das fusseln in den Griff bekomme? Er fesselt so stark das ist unglaublich. Viele Grüße Diana Schley
14.12.2023 - 10:14DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Schley, fusseln ist normal. Lose Fasern haben die natürliche Tendenz, sich an die Oberfläche eines Stoffes zu bewegen, wo sie der Reibung ausgesetzt sind, was dazu führt, dass sich die Fasern zu kleinen Kugeln verdrehen. Fasern, die noch auf dem Stoff befestigt sind, werden ebenfalls zu einem Knäuel verdreht, wodurch die Pille auf der Oberfläche des Stoffes befestigt wird. Gerne kann Ihnen noch damit Ihr DROPS Händler (auch per Telefon oder per E-Mail) weiterhelfen.
14.12.2023 kl. 16:28Golichnikoff wrote:
Bonjour, je suis en train de me faire un pull avec la laine Drops soft tweed et je suis en panne d'une couleur, je cherche une pelote de gris galet (couleur 06) bain n° T1101982. Merci d'avance pour votre réponse. Bonne journée. C. Golichnikoff
04.09.2023 - 17:00DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Golichnikoff, contactez les différents magasins DROPS en France (ou dans votre pays), et pensez également à demander à d'autres tricoteuses si elles peuvent vous dépanner via notre DROPS Workshop. Bon tricot!
05.09.2023 kl. 14:14Heidi Honkakoski wrote:
Hei! Olen näyttänyt edellisessä kommentissa mainitsemani paidan pesussa Sonett villan- ja silkinpesuainetta.
19.06.2023 - 18:19Heidi Honkakoski wrote:
Hei! Huovutin tekemäni neulepuseron 40 asteessa. Neuleesta irtoaa valtavasti karvaa. Onko jokin kuitu hajonnut huovutuksessa?
12.06.2023 - 12:07DROPS Design answered:
Hei, puserosta ei tulisi irrota paljon karvaa. Olethan käyttänyt villalle tarkoitettua pesuainetta, joka ei sisällä entsyymejä? Jos neule pestään väärällä pesuaineella, entsyymit voivat vahingoittaa langan kuituja ja tällöin karvaa voi irrota paljon.
19.06.2023 kl. 17:51Patricia Olivia Fuchs wrote:
Beim Stricken ist Soft Tweed relativ starr und ich hatte schon Sorge, aber gewaschen sieht es einfach toll aus und wird auch weicher. Aber was ich mir einfach nicht vorstellen kann ist, wie sie mit 4er-Nadeln auf 21 M in der Breite kommen. Ich habe mit 4er-Nadeln 18 Maschen und so eng kann doch unmöglich einer stricken, dass er/sie gleich 3 Maschen auf 10 cm mehr rausbekommt??? Da müsste man das Garn schon filzen?!?? Wie ist das möglich?
13.04.2023 - 19:31Monique SAVIN-MIQUEL wrote:
Est ce qu'il serait possible d'avoir le modèle 219-3 pour modèle feutré ?m
02.04.2023 - 21:36DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour, Nous ne faisons pas de modèles personnalisés. Il faut augmenter les mesures du modèle pour que les mesures après feutrage soient appropriées. Bon tricot!
09.04.2023 kl. 12:33Claudine wrote:
Bonjour, Je souhaite une laine à tricoter en 4/4,5 qui ne bouloche pas. Pouvez-vous me renseigner à ce sujet sur cette qualité Soft Tweed ? D'avance merci.
16.03.2023 - 06:53DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Claudine, pour toute assistance au choix d'une laine, contactez votre magasin DROPS, il saura vous orienter (même par mail ou téléphone) vers celle qu'il vous faut en fonction de vos envies et besoins. Bon tricot!
16.03.2023 kl. 09:33Livia wrote:
Fidèle et heureuse cliente Drops. En train de finir le beau modèle " Sailor's knots" en coloris 10 bleu jean. Inquiète moi aussi comme d'autres sur la solidité de l'ouvrage ,car j'ai eu des casses de fil. Cela ne m'était jamais arrivée en 40 ans de tricot. Je ne le rachèterai pas.
12.01.2023 - 16:33DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Livia, nous sommes désolés d'apprendre votre expérience, lorsque vous avez un souci avec une laine, n'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin DROPS directement, il pourra alors vous aider et vous conseiller. Merci pour votre compréhension.
13.01.2023 kl. 09:17Amalia Andersson wrote:
Hej, Är soft tweed mjuk nog att ha direkt på huden? /Amalia
05.11.2022 - 16:03DROPS Design answered:
Hei Amalia. Om et garn føles mykt direkte på huden er ganske personlig. Noen har en ømfintlig hud og reagerer på neste alt av ull, mens andre ikke. Så her må du nesten kjenne på garnet og oppleve hvordan det kjennes mot din hud. mvh DROPS Design
07.11.2022 kl. 07:14Ofelia Alcalde wrote:
Estoy finalizando un jersey con este hilo y me pasa que al coserlo, se rompe continuamente el hilo, con lo desagradable que esto es. Y al hacer el cuello y probarmelo para ver si estaba bien. Me quedó un poco justo y al sacarlo por la cabeza, se ha rasgado todo el tejido. He tenido que rehacerlo totalmente. Es un hilo endeble, que no da seguridad a la hora de confeccionar una prenda. Nunca me habia pasado algo parecido. No volvere a comprarlo.
11.10.2022 - 07:26Alexa wrote:
Optisch sehr schön. ABER Garnqualität finde ich nicht empfehlenswert- das Garn reißt schnell beim Stricken.
08.10.2022 - 06:54Xuli Liu wrote:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, könnten Sie mir bitte informieren, ob man mit DROPS Soft Tweed einen Schal stricken kann? Vielen Dank im Voraus! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Xuli Liu
31.07.2022 - 12:12DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Xuli, Dieses Garn eignet sich gut für Pullover und Jacken, aber es ist nicht sehr verbreitet für Schals.
31.07.2022 kl. 23:10Louise Armstrong wrote:
I want to buy yarn using the House of Colour system. My colour is Spring. How can I know which yarns are spring colours? Interested in soft tweed right now.
28.07.2022 - 22:31DROPS Design answered:
Dear Louise, we recommend you consult your usual or closest DROPS store for more personal assistance.
31.07.2022 kl. 17:10Mieszczak wrote:
Quand je suis sur une qualité de laine je ne trouve plus comme auparavant tous les modèles exécutés avec cette laine
13.07.2022 - 10:34DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mieszczak, si vous ouvrez la page Web sur votre ordinateur, les modèles se trouvent à gauche de la rubrique "en savoir plus sur ce fil". Vous pouvez également filtrer les résultats de la recherche dans le moteur de recherche en sélectionnant le fil souhaité. Bon tricot!
24.07.2022 kl. 19:29Carmen wrote:
Man bekommt in den Geschäften die Sievorschlagen nur 2 Farben und zwar immer die selben Farben Also kann ich meine Farbe nicht kaufen DANKE
06.07.2022 - 21:00DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Carmen, fragen Sie mal Ihr DROPS Laden, wann sie die gewünschten Farben bekommen werden, oder versuchen Sie bei einem DROPS Superstore zu bestellen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
07.07.2022 kl. 09:06BOISSEAU CATHERINE wrote:
Bonjour Ce fil peut il etre tricoté à la machine ? MERCI
05.06.2022 - 10:53DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Boisseau, tout dépend de votre machine à tricoter, consultez votre notice, un forum tricot machine ou même votre magasin DROPS - bon tricot!
07.06.2022 kl. 10:50Lisbeth Steinmann wrote:
Er dette garn overhovedet værd at strikke af?brudstyrken er så lav, at jeg kan knække tråden med 2 fingre - normalt uldgarn vikler jeg om hånden hvorefter det skærer sig i huden før Tråden knækker. Kan det betale sig at strikke en trøje til min søn af dette? Går den ikke bare itu når han bevæger sig eller nogen tager fat i han/trøjen?? Jeg er næsten færdig med trøjen men vil ikke give ham den hvis den er så skrøbelig, for han vil blive ked af det hvis den går itu.
06.05.2022 - 07:53DROPS Design answered:
Hej Lisbeth, ja absolut! Den største belastning er faktisk når man strikker. Vi har aldrig fået reklamationer på at garnet går fra hinanden ved brug. Men sørg for at hvis du vasker trøjen, så skal den vaskes i uldvaskemiddel uden enzymer så fibrene ikke går i stykker, du skal heller ikke bruge skyllemiddel. Jeg er sikker på at din søn bliver glad for trøjen. God fornøjelse!
13.05.2022 kl. 13:44Sonja Wiklund wrote:
Hej! Är så besviken då jag har stickat en hel långkofta i Drops Soft Tweed och den hårar/fäller av sig i såna mängder att jag inte kan använda den! Har provat att tvätta den i 40 grader med bara lite tvättmedel men inget hjälper! :/ Vad gör jag? Mvh
05.05.2022 - 10:31DROPS Design answered:
Hej Sonja, tag en snak med butikken hvor du har købt garnet, så vil hun hjælpe dig. (Butikker tager på et senere tidspunkt kontakt med os) Husk at vise alle banderolerne, da de er dit garantibevis. Held og lykke!
06.05.2022 kl. 14:51Sabrina Bellucci wrote:
Vorrei ordinare 10 gomitoli torta di carota colore 18 e 10 gomitoli torta di spinaci colore 17
02.05.2022 - 17:53DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Sabrina, a questa pagina può trovare l'elenco dei rivenditori DROPS da cui può fare l'ordine. Buon lavoro!
07.05.2022 kl. 16:56Lynn Cribler wrote:
Can you use any double knitting pattern with drops wool thankyou.
24.04.2022 - 09:04DROPS Design answered:
Dear Lynn, DROPS Soft Tweed is a DK (double knitting) yarn, so you can use it for most patterns where you require a DK yarn. Happy knitting!
24.04.2022 kl. 21:41Sara Cova wrote:
Filato rustico, caldo, bellissimo, facile da lavorare. Morbido, confortevole ed avvolgente sulla pelle . I colori sono stupendi, dalle calde tonalità ed i puntini di colorazione diversa che si aggiungono al filo lo rendono ancora più speciale e caratteristico donando al tessuto finale movimento e dinamicità . Ho fatto un cardigan color biscotto ed il risultato è stato così entusiasmante che ne ho confezionato subito un altro color carrot cake.. Semplicemente magnifico.
20.03.2022 - 09:09DROPS Design answered:
Grazie Sara per la sua precisissima recensione. Buon lavoro!
20.03.2022 kl. 15:27Undine wrote:
Mein Pulli aus dem Tweedgarn ist trotz gewaschener Maschenprobe nach der Wäsche so riesig geworden, daß ich ihn komplett aufribbeln und in kleinerer Größe mit kleineren Nadeln komplett neu stricken musste. Nun ist er erträglich groß, leiert aber beim Tragen sehr stark aus. Ich kann ihn nur als Kuschelteil zuhause tragen. Schade um den Aufwand. Was kann ich noch tun? In den Trockner damit? Was ist falsch an dem Garn oder was habe ich falsch gemacht?
24.02.2022 - 17:18DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Undine, versuchen Sie den Pullover noch einmal zu waschen, (siehe Farbkarte + mehr Tipps hier) und damit versuchen, den Pullover wieder in From zu bringen, wenn er zum Trocknen flach liegt. Ihr DROPS Laden hat sicher noch mehr Tipps für Sie. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
25.02.2022 kl. 12:44
Heidi wrote:
Leider ist das Garn zu dem Sonderpreis EUR 1,50 bei dem angegebenen Händler ausverkauft. Auch die Artikel Nepal, Baby Merino und Merino sind bei dem von Ihnen genannten Händler "Garneline" ausverkauft. Sie sollten Ihre Webseite berichtigen.
04.05.2024 - 13:12