from:
1.00£
per 50 g
Content: 100% Cotton
Yarn Group:
A (23 - 26 stitches)
/ 5 ply / sport
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 170 m
Recommended needle size: 3,5 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 23 sts x 30 rows
Care: Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Dry Flat
Made in: EU
Raw material origin: Cotton from Turkey
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 09.HBG.68250), Standard 100, Class I from the Hohenstein Institute. This means that is has been tested for harmful substances and is considered safe in human-ecological terms. Class I is the highest level, and it means the yarn is suitable for baby articles (ages 0-3).
DROPS ♥ You #7 is a classic 8/4, pure cotton yarn that’s perfect to play with shades!
Great for big interior projects like blankets and carpets - it’s so affordable! - as well as summer wear, accessories and pretty crochet toys; this DROPS ♥ You edition is machine washable which means it’s great for everyday use and of course, children clothing!
Part of Yarn Group A, DROPS ♥ You #7 can be used on several hundreds patterns from our website, being a particularly good match for those designed in DROPS Safran.
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Dry Flat
Here are some guidelines to wash your cotton garment, but please note that cotton has the tendency to shrink in the wash, so make sure you measure the garment before washing, in order to shape it correctly after the wash:
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 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 offer 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 it's 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 come 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. These fibers are used mostly to give strength to a yarn (like our sock yarn, DROPS Fabel) or a special kind of structure (like our blown yarn, DROPS Air).
The polyamide fibre, commonly known as nylon, is very strong, durable, lightweight, easy to care for (can be machine washed and dried), and elastic, which makes it perfect for blending with other fibres to produce hard-wearing yarns like sock yarn.
Compared to polyester, polyamide is softer and more flexible, but it also absorbs more water and dries slower.
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.
The reason why the microns in a yarn’s fibers are important is that the yarn will eventually become something else, and how delicate or coarse a yarn is will determine in part what we use it for. That’s why we recommend the softest yarns (like DROPS Baby Merino) for baby clothing, or why we choose to use a more hard wear yarn like DROPS Snow, for a seating pad or slipper.
12) Why are the colours 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 colour 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 colour I want, what can I do?
If your DROPS store doesn’t have the yarn colour you want, try contacting a DROPS Super Store (the ones with the golden badges) - they will make sure to get a hold of the colour 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 colour?
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!
Corinna wrote:
Liebes drops-team, können Sie mir sagen, was der generelle Unterschied zwischen DROPS loves you 7 + DPROPS loves you 9 ist (außer der unterschiedlichen Farbauswahl) - qualitativ ? haptisch ? .... (Maschenprobe + Nadelstärke sind ja fast gleich) Vielen Dank!! Corinna
28.03.2024 - 12:40DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Corinna, am besten wenden Sie sich direkt an Ihrem DROPS Händler, dort wird man Ihnen am besten - auch per Telefon oder per E-Mail weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim Stricken!
03.04.2024 kl. 08:44GIULIA wrote:
Buon giorno Dovrei fare una copertina per un bimbo che nasce a Giugno. Quale filato è meglio: DROPS Loves You 7 o il Safran? che differenza c'è? Cordiali saluti
06.03.2024 - 14:58DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Giulia, per un neonato può utilizzare Safran o Cotton Merino. Buon lavoro!
17.03.2024 kl. 17:12Cecilia wrote:
Varför skriver ni att garnet är 5-ply? Om det är 8/4 är det väl spunnet av 4 trådar - inte 5. Förvirrande.
08.09.2023 - 13:10DROPS Design answered:
Hei Cecilia Det at man skriver 5-ply på et garn forteller det ikke at det absolutt må være 5 tråder, men forteller også om tykkelsen på garnet.Det er svært mange betegnelser for et garns strikkefasthet og et 5-trådet garn faller inn under kategorien som også kalles Babygarn og Sportsgarn, det gjør også mange 4-ply tråd garnkvaliteter. mvh DROPS Design
26.09.2023 kl. 10:32Elsa wrote:
Bonjour, merci pour ce super fil très abordable! Sur la 2nde photo de votre diapo quelle pelote est de couleur 35? Si je me fie à votre nuancier c'est celle du dessus mais la couleur de cette dernière correspond à la pelote de la vidéo qui porte une étiquette avec le numero 36! Pouvez vous me renseigner?
06.04.2023 - 14:50DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Elsa, sur la photo, c'est la 35 qui est tout en haut (et la 36 entre la 37, chocolat et la 38, cookies & crème. Bon tricot!
11.04.2023 kl. 14:57Darlene Martin wrote:
What does the 8/4 stand for in the Classic 8/4 cotton? I am looking for yarn similar to Lily’s Sugar and Cream yarn.
15.08.2022 - 19:09DROPS Design answered:
Dear Darlene, classic 8/4 cotton means that it's like a 4ply yarn (the yarn weight or thickness). We are not familiar with the other yarn, so we don't know if this yarn is similar to the one you have indicated.
21.08.2022 kl. 20:02Anke Treier wrote:
Habe jetzt schon einige Male Drops Wolle bestellt und bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis... Aktuell ist bei allen - mir zugänglichen Shops - die "Drops Loves You #7" in der Farbe Perlweiss = Nr. 32 ausverkauft. Wenn ich jedoch hier die Farbe anklicke, erscheint ein Hinweis, die Farbe sei lieferbar?! Wie kann ich die Wolle bestellen? Oder geht die Wolle etwa kurzfristig sogar aus dem Sortiment? Vielen Dank im voraus + viele Grüße, Anke Treier
20.07.2022 - 16:49DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Anke, Wir haben keine Informationen über den Garnvorrat. Es scheint nicht aus dem Sortiment genommen zu werden, daher kann es sein, dass es einfach vorübergehend nicht vorrätig ist.
24.07.2022 kl. 19:35Mascha wrote:
Moin! Können Sie mir beschreiben, wie "Cookies & Cream" (print 38) verstrickt aussieht? Oder gibt es vielleicht ein Foto von einem Modell, das in dieser Farbe gearbeitet wurde? Vielen Dank im Voraus!
16.06.2022 - 16:48DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Mascha, am besten wenden Sie sich an Ihrem DROPS Laden, dort wird man besser damit - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
17.06.2022 kl. 08:20Luisa wrote:
Bom dia, gostaria de saber como se processa a reposiçao de stock. Todas as lojas que vende em portugal têm o vosso fio drops loves you 7 esgotado.
02.05.2022 - 10:55Maria wrote:
Compre 9 madejas hace unos dias, llevo usadas 6 y todas, todas estan llenas de nudos. La verdad, me parece que no deberian poner a la venta algo asi
23.04.2022 - 02:22Merel Griffioen wrote:
Hallo, dit garen staat nog als te koop op deze website, maar als je naar de leveranciers gaat is bij breiwebshop het garen überhaupt niet te vinden en bij de andere twee genoemde winkels zijn (bijna) alle kleuren uitverkocht. Dit kan beter vermeld worden als er leveringsproblemen zijn of deze lijn uit het assortiment gaat? Groet Merel
03.04.2022 - 15:06Roni wrote:
Hello, are your dyes vegan? Sometimes cochineal and shellac is used so I just want to be sure. I am interested in your plant based fibers. Thank you.
31.03.2022 - 04:06Haré Nadège wrote:
Bonjour, je n\'arrive pas à imprimer la fiche, j\'ai une page blanche
12.03.2022 - 16:27DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Haré, merci pour votre retour, vous pouvez désormais imprimer cette page. Bon tricot!
17.03.2022 kl. 11:14Chiara Zanella wrote:
Salve volevo fare un ordine ma non riesco come si fa? Grazie
20.02.2022 - 18:53DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Chiara, a questo link può trovare i rivenditori dei filati DROPS. Buon lavoro!
24.02.2022 kl. 19:22Lizzy Manning wrote:
Am after the EN71-3 certificate for this product to complete my technical file Thank you Lizzy Manning
15.02.2022 - 16:45DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Manning, we don't have EN71-3 for our yarns, we have Oeko-Tex - see certification number on the shadecard. Happy knitting!
16.02.2022 kl. 10:00Catia wrote:
Buongiorno, volevo sapere se è adatto usare un uncinetto 3,5 x fare una granny bag. Grazie.
30.01.2022 - 10:39DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Catia, certo che può utilizzarlo. Buon lavoro!
05.02.2022 kl. 18:54Marion Weigel wrote:
Mit welcher Farbe kann ich die Nr. 38 kombinieren? Geht auch love you 9 und welche Farbe? LG Marion Weigel
17.01.2022 - 12:19DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Weigel, wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an Ihrem DROPS Handler, dort wird man Ihnen gerne alle möglichen Alternative - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail - vorschlagen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
17.01.2022 kl. 16:35Fernande Saudoyez wrote:
Frais de livraison pour le Belgique ( Bruxelles )
01.01.2022 - 11:01DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Saudoyez, retrouvez ici la liste des magasins et des boutiques en ligne DROPS en Belgique. Bon tricot!
03.01.2022 kl. 15:00Fiona wrote:
Hi once again my question was ignored I clearly stated I only want “North American” distributors. I realize the wrong flag was showing but my question was more than clear. Now I wonder if you even read what I said as all of the distributors you sent me are in Britain. If you do not have any one in North America carrying your products just say so and we can stop playing question tag. Thank you. Fiona
24.11.2021 - 12:16DROPS Design answered:
Dear Fiona, we do have DROPS retailer in North America and more exactly in Canada, see previous link and contact Nordic Yarn to get the list of DROPS stores retailing our yarns in Canada. Happy knitting!
25.11.2021 kl. 09:48Fiona wrote:
You misunderstood my question. I only want to purchase and have your yarn shipped from within North America. I will not order from overseas so please let me know if anyone within North America only, sells and ships your yarn.
23.11.2021 - 12:26DROPS Design answered:
Dear Fiona, you will find the list of DROPS stores in Canada by contacting Nordic Yarn-Distributor here. Happy knitting!
24.11.2021 kl. 08:12Fiona wrote:
I am trying to find Drops Loves YOU 7 in light Turquoise in North America. Help please.
23.11.2021 - 05:24DROPS Design answered:
Dear Fiona, you will find the list of DROPS stores shipping to US here - don't hesitate to ask them if/when they will have the yarn and the colour you'd like to if you can't find them online, they might be waiting for a new shipment. Happy knitting!
23.11.2021 kl. 08:37Mai-Britt Nielsen wrote:
Jeg skal lave en Abby Vest STR M og i opskriften skal man bruge drops flora 200 g, men jeg vil gerne lave den i drops loves you 7. Hvor mange nøgler garn skal jeg så bruge 2
20.10.2021 - 17:26DROPS Design answered:
Hej Mai-Britt, så skal du bruge 250 g DROPS Loves You :)
21.10.2021 kl. 10:18Barbara Farr wrote:
I have the pattern Bohemian Sunset and cannot find the yarn or colors I need. Neither can I figure out what yarn to exchange for the Tynn Chenille. Very few colors in the Muskat seem to be available. Can you tell me what kind of yarn I should buy to make this pattern? Thanks
03.10.2021 - 13:09DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Farr, this pattern is quite old and colour shade Muskat has been updated since; but please contact your DROPS store, thy will help you to find the best matching colours - even by telephone or by mail. Happy crocheting!
04.10.2021 kl. 09:19De Souza Iranita wrote:
Boa tarde, Esse fio é indicado para a confecçâo de amigurumis? Procuro fio em cotton, voces saberiam me indicar algum? Desde já obg pela att.
29.09.2021 - 15:01Birgit Bieberle wrote:
Loves you 7 Is it possible, that colour 29 emaille blau is petrol?At the homepages of some shops this colour is looking like ozean and you don't have petrol.
14.09.2021 - 18:20DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Bieberle, colour name might have been renamed, and some stores might have not updated their shadecard. But please contact them for any help choosing the colours, they will advice you even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
15.09.2021 kl. 07:23
Florentina Daniela Tucu wrote:
Appena arrivato il pacco, nei tempi previsti Colori stupendi, proprio come nelle foto sul sito. Non vedo l'ora di cominciare i miei progetti. Grazie a tutto il team 🤗😘
16.01.2024 - 16:12