DROPS Children 49 · Lots of new kid designs!

Replace Nepal with Air

It's easy to replace a yarn!

Here is a sample that shows how it looks when you replace 1 strand of DROPS Nepal with 1 strand of DROPS Air.

When you choose DROPS Air as a replacement, you are choosing a yarn that is so light and airy that your project will weight nearly half as much as if you make it with DROPS Nepal - which also means you will need less yarn to make it!

Find the pattern for the blanket in the example here!

You will find DROPS Air here!

Find patterns where you can use this alternative!

See how easy you can calculate the amount of yarn needed when substituting a yarn.

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Comments (10)

Country flag Ana wrote:

Hi. What yarn can you recommend to use with Air to make up a chunky (group D) yarn? I would like to keep the lightweight feel to the finished garment. Thanks!

14.02.2025 - 11:49

DROPS Design answered:

Dear Ana, you can try working DROPS Air with 1 thread of a group A yarn, such as DROPS Kid-Silk, which won't add weight to the garment. Happy knitting!

16.02.2025 - 19:48

Country flag Mimi Harm wrote:

I am knitting animals and I have a bunch of Drops Air. My pattern calls for Drops Nepal. May I use the Air I have as a replacement?

27.04.2024 - 20:26

DROPS Design answered:

Dear Mimi, as you can see in this lesson you can replace them but Air is much softer so, for example, if you are making animals the resulting toy may be too soft and the shape will not hold as well as with Nepal. Air is more recommended for less rigid pieces, such as blankets. Happy knitting!

28.04.2024 - 23:23

Country flag Lise wrote:

Hello, can I replace Drops Nepal (17stx22rowns), knitted with 4.5 mm and 5mm with Drops Air (16stx20), knitted with 5mm and 5.5mm needles (as the pattern gives)? Or do I need to use the same tension as with the Nepal? Thank you.

22.01.2024 - 12:23

DROPS Design answered:

Dear Lise, when changing the thread you need to ensure that your working gauge with DROPS Air is the one stated in the pattern; regardless of the gauge indicated in the yarn label. For example, you use the needles indicated in the pattern for the swatch in Nepal, but using Air instead. The gauge needs to be the same as stated for the pattern to work; otherwise you will need to either switch needle size or recalculate the pattern. Happy knitting!

22.01.2024 - 20:33

Country flag Lone Nielsen wrote:

Skal strikke efter en opskrift hvor man skal bruge drops Air (11 nøgler)men vil hellere strikke af drops Nepal. Hvor mange nøgler skal jeg bestille? Mvh Lone Nielsen

18.01.2023 - 15:02

DROPS Design answered:

Hei Lone Under hver enkelt oppskrift finner du en link til: Garnforbrug ved alternativt garn – Brug vores garn-omregner her. Her kan du skrive inn hvilket garn du ønsker å bytte til og hvor mange nøster det er i den str. du skal strikke. Du vil da få opp flere garnforlag og antall gram. F.eks 11 nøster/550 gram DROPS Air = 22 nøster / 1100 gram Nepal. DROPS Air har en løpelengde på ca 150 meter pr 50 gram, mens DROPS Nepal har bare ca 75 meter pr 50 gram, og du trenger da mye mer Nepal enn Air. mvh DROPS Design

23.01.2023 - 07:32

Country flag Mona wrote:

Hi, The yarn I’m after is out of stock at the moment, it’s the drops air. Can I please be informed as to what “Stock Week” means. I see it written on yarn pages here at Garnstudio website. For example, I see the sentence “expected back by Stock Week 11”. What does that mean? And if I see it again, how can I calculate it myself? Thanks

08.03.2022 - 13:16

DROPS Design answered:

Dear Mona, Stock week refers to the week of the year. For example, week from 7.03 to 13.03 would be week 10, so the yarn should be back next week. You can check which week of the year we are in by looking it up online:" week of year 2022".

08.03.2022 - 21:14

Country flag Jaroslava wrote:

Miluji přízí NEPAL. Na jaké PLETENINY se, podle vás, nejlépe využijí její vlastnosti? Kabát, koberec, pončo, deka,...? Děkuji Jaroslava

26.03.2018 - 14:13

DROPS Design answered:

Dobrý den, Jaroslavo, DROPS Nepal je velmi vhodná příze na silnější svetry, kabátky a ponča, stejně jako na doplňky - čepice, rukavice, ppř. šály a návleky. Je možné ji využít i na plstěné výrobky, např. hřejivé papučky. Hodně radosti z pletení - nejen s Nepalem! Hana

27.04.2018 - 22:18

Country flag Petra wrote:

Dobrý den, našla jsem si návod na pončo, které se háčkuje z příze Nepal. U vás jsem narazila na přízi Drops Air a chci se zeptat, když je spotřeba z Nepalu 9klubek kolik si tedy objednat Air příze? Háčkovat budu háčkem č.7. Moc děkuji. Petra

27.02.2016 - 18:33

DROPS Design answered:

Dobrý den, Petro! DROPS Air je dobrá volba - je to opravdu nádherná příze. Spotřebu snadno spočítáte podle tohoto návodu Mohu použít jinou přízi, než jaká je uvedena v návodu? 9 klubek Nepalu = 9x75 = 675 metrů příze. Air má 150 m/50 g, takže 675:150 = 4,5. Místo 9 klubek Nepalu potřebujete tedy 5 klubek příze DROPS Air. Hodně zdaru! Hana

02.03.2016 - 09:13

Country flag Alina wrote:

Hello, tell me, can I do ordering.

03.01.2016 - 21:18

DROPS Design answered:

Dear Alina, please click here to find a DROPS store. Happy knitting!

04.01.2016 - 11:31

Country flag Margaretha Klabacher wrote:

Hallo!wenn Alpaka und Vivaldi angegeben sind,ich aber nur Alpaka verstricken will z.B.beim Modell Drops 108-46 wie berechne ich die Menge bzw. die Maschenanzahl. Liebe Grüße Margit

22.12.2015 - 21:12

DROPS Design answered:

Liebe Margaretha, dieses Modell können Sie nicht gut nur aus Alpaca verstricken, denn dann stimmt die Maschenprobe gar nicht mehr.

02.03.2016 - 09:32

Country flag Nelly Olmos wrote:

LES AGRADECERIA LA ESPLICACION DE COMO TEJERLO, YA QUE ME GUSTO MUCHO!!

20.10.2015 - 16:42

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