from:
6.45$
per 1.8 oz
Content: 50% Alpaca, 33% Cotton, 17% Wool
Yarn Group:
E (9 - 11 stitches)
/ 14 ply / super bulky
Weight/yardage: 1.8 oz (50 g) = approx 77 yds (70 m)
Recommended needle size: US 13 / 9 mm
Gauge: 4" x 4" / 10 x 10 cm = 10 sts x 14 rows
Care: Hand Wash, max 30°C / 86F. Dry Flat
/ Feltable
Superwash: no
Made in: Peru / EU
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 22.HPE.07484), 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.
A beautiful and chunky blow yarn made from a combination of baby alpaca, merino wool and pima cotton - DROPS Wish is soft, fluffy and absolutely itch-free.
Cozy, light and airy - just like DROPS Air - and with a thickness similar to DROPS Snow, DROPS Wish is the perfect choice for cozy sweaters, trendy slipovers and chunky accessories like hats, cowls and scarves.
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: 8.00 mm
Before: 11 sts x 15 rows
After: 18 sts x 26 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!
Anna Dorynek wrote:
Włóczka bardzo miła w trakcie pracy. Niestety, po praniu zaczęła się kołtunić, kłaczki z niej odchodziły tak, ze cała łazienka była w sfilcowanych włoskach. Sweter po wyschnięciu wprawdzie był miękki i miły, jednak nigdy więcej tej włóczki nie kupię
24.12.2021 - 03:26DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Aniu, włóczki z włoskiem takie jak Wish (także Air...) w pierwszym praniu gubią nadmiar włosków, to wynika z ich unikalnej konstrukcji, dzięki której są wyjątkowo lekkie. Tak jak piszesz nie ma to znaczenia dla wyglądu gotowego wyrobu. W kolejnym praniu nie będzie gubienia włókien w takiej ilości. Pozdrawiamy i dziękujemy za wszelkie uwagi
31.12.2021 kl. 09:28Viveka Tengelin wrote:
Hej! Jag har beställt Wish för att sticka en varm tjock babyfilt till en barnvagn. Hur tvättas detta garn utan att det tovas? Jag vill inte ha det tovigt.
22.12.2021 - 07:48DROPS Design answered:
Hej Viveka, tvättanvisningen är följande (vi skriver det in på färgkarten nu - tack för info) : Handtvätt, max 30°C /Torkas plant / Kan tovas
22.12.2021 kl. 13:41Cathy Atlija wrote:
What is the best method of joining a new ball with Drops Wish? Preferably a method that doesn’t involve weaving in ends! Thanks.
17.12.2021 - 20:00DROPS Design answered:
Dear Cathy, we recommend the method in the following video: https://www.garnstudio.com/video.php?id=80&page=3&lang=en
18.12.2021 kl. 20:41Linda wrote:
Kommer den ikke i en mørkebrun også? :)
01.12.2021 - 07:26DROPS Design answered:
Hel Linda Vi lägger in det på önskelistan :) Mvh DROPS Design
03.12.2021 kl. 13:08Marij De Roos wrote:
Ik wil graag 10 bollen drops wish in de kleur bosgroen Hoe kan ik dit bestellen?
26.11.2021 - 15:23DROPS Design answered:
Dag Marij,
Het bestellen van garens gaat via een van de verkooppunten die onze artikelen verkopen; wij verkopen geen garens via de site. Via deze link vind je een lijst met verkooppunten.
01.12.2021 kl. 13:17Brigitte Marburg wrote:
Guten Abend! Wieviel Knäule brauche ich von diesem Garn für einen Schal 30 cm x 200 cm mit der Nadelstärke 8 wenn ich 2 links 2 rechts stricke? Im Voraus mit vielen Dank und freundlichen Grüßen B.Marburg
24.11.2021 - 21:05DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Marburg, am besten stricken Sie zuerst eine Maschenprobe so können Sie das alles Kalkulieren mit Ihrer Maschenprobe und die fertige Maßen. Gerne kann Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden damit (auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail) helfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
25.11.2021 kl. 09:46Joanna wrote:
Czy ta włóczka nadaje się na czapkę dla niemowlaka?
18.11.2021 - 21:40DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Joanno, Wish jest bardzo miękka i nie gryzie, ale jest dosyć gruba. Włóczka Air jest podobna w składzie, ale o połowę cieńsza. Ja dla niemowlaka użyłabym tej drugiej. Pozdrawiam!
19.11.2021 kl. 09:07María wrote:
Quiero hacer un jersey, en el patrón recomiendan una lana 100gr 100mt (Lopi Alafosslopi) y me gustaría saber si WISH sería adecuado para el cambio o si habría otra opción mejor. Gracias de antemano
17.11.2021 - 10:23DROPS Design answered:
Hola María, la calidad más similar es DROPS Snow. Wish es muy diferente en composición y es más fino. También podrías sustituirla por DROPS Andes.
21.11.2021 kl. 18:39Alice Collins wrote:
I have knit with this yarn a few times but unfortunately found far too many joins in each ball I had to buy an extra ball for each garment Not good enough!
14.11.2021 - 23:17Meike wrote:
Ich finde das Garn super! Ich habe früher schon mit Air gestrickt und fand da schon toll wie leicht und gleichzeitig warm das Blow-Garn ist. Mittlerweile achte ich aber darauf möglichst nur noch natürliche Materialien zu verwenden. Deshalb finde ich an Wish besonders toll, dass der „Schlauch“ aus Baumwolle statt Polyamid besteht. Ich würde mich freuen, wenn das Polyamid auch bei Air (und evtl. Sky) irgendwann durch Baumwolle ersetzt werden würde.
31.10.2021 - 16:09Wendy W MacDonald wrote:
Hello! I am interested in knitting a sweater that has a gauge of 8 st X 11 rows to 4" square on size 15US needles. I would like this to be a light and airy as possible. I have knitted with Drops Air and loved it. I am completely open to combining different yarns. Can you please suggest some yarn combinations that are airy and light and would achieve this gauge? Thank you so much for your help!!!
28.10.2021 - 23:15DROPS Design answered:
Dear Wendy, DROPS Wish is the only super bulky yarn which would fit your conditions; while the recommended needle is 9mm (size 13) you could use size 15 without any problems. Happy knitting!
31.10.2021 kl. 19:15Ana wrote:
Ya he tejido varias prendas con esta lana y, después de lavarlas, menguan un 10% de largo. Hay que tenerlo en cuenta al calcular el largo de la pieza.
22.10.2021 - 13:52Monica wrote:
Buenas dias\r\nMe gustaria saber donde puedo hacer pedido de ovillo drops wish? por mayor vivo en Mallorca haceis entrega?\r\nQue vale cada ovillo comprando unos cuantos? \r\nMuchas gracias\r\nPor vuestra atenciones\r\nUn cordial saludo
14.10.2021 - 13:05DROPS Design answered:
Hola Monica, para comprar como negocio, tienes que contactar con DROPS rellenando el siguiente formulario: https://www.garnstudio.com/wholesale.php?cid=23 En el caso de querer comprar al por mayor, pero como particular, tendrías que contactar con las tiendas DROPS directamente; puedes encontrarlas en el siguiente link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?id=23&cid=23
17.10.2021 kl. 18:31Tone Moen wrote:
Hei! Har dere Wish nr 17 (skogsgrønn) i innfargingsnummer N128181? Mvh Tone Moen
11.10.2021 - 16:49DROPS Design answered:
Hej Tone. Ta kontakt med en av våra forhandlere för att höra om de har det på lager, se vår forhandlerliste . Annars kan du eftersöka garnet på DROPS Workshop på Facebook . Mvh DROPS Design
15.10.2021 kl. 11:18Bernie Hughes wrote:
Hi I am going knitting Clotilde sweater knitting for olive and was wondering which of your yarns would be suitable. Regards Bernie
18.09.2021 - 09:37DROPS Design answered:
Dear Bernie, I believe the best yarns would be 1 thread of DROPS Kid Silk + 2 threads of Merino yarn of Group B. Happy knitting!
19.09.2021 kl. 21:55Joan Pedersen wrote:
Mangler en herre opskrift på garn drops wish mix , soft mix of baby alpaca puma cotten and merino wool. har 3 farver med 5 nøgler af hver farve . gerne i norsk eller færøske mønster. kh Joan
12.09.2021 - 18:38DROPS Design answered:
Hei Joan. Bruk vår søkemotor og se om du finner en herre oppskrift. Klikk på "Gratis oppskrifter", velg "Alle oppskrifter", og klikk på "Herre" og velg Garngruppe E. Da kommer det opp mange oppskrifter du kan velge i. Det blir også publisert fortløpende herre oppskrifter i de kommende ukene (DROPS 224). mvh DROPS design
13.09.2021 kl. 09:46Zuzana wrote:
Prosím o odpověď. Kolik celkem příze wish bych potřebovala na dlouhý kardigan ve vel. M? Děkuji
09.09.2021 - 19:02DROPS Design answered:
Dobrý den, Zuzano, na dlouhý kardigan vel. M budete potřebovat cca 650 g příze DROPS Wish. Pro přesnější orientaci si můžete prohlédnout tyto modely a u nich v návodu i uvedenou spotřebu. Hezký den! Hana
17.01.2022 kl. 00:09Laila Björkstam wrote:
Jag är svensktalande finländare, därför vänder jag mig till er. Annars får jag svar på obegriplig finska. Således: Tänker sticka en knälång kofta av Wish-garnet i storlek XL. Och i patenstickning. Kan Du/Ni uppskatta på ett ungefär hur mycket garn jag skall köpa? Har inget mönster. Prövar mig fram. Tacksam för svar.
09.09.2021 - 11:35DROPS Design answered:
Hej Laila. Om du ser på tex mönster 213-29 så går det åt 750 g DROPS Snow till den koftan, vilket motsvarar 550 g DROPS Wish enligt vår garn-konverterare. Det kanske kan vara till någon hjälp, trots att den inte är i patentstickning. Mvh DROPS Design
10.09.2021 kl. 08:48Anke wrote:
Guten Tag! Kann man dieses Garn eventuell auch teilen? Ich weiß schon, es gibt ähnliche, dünnere Garne (sky und air), allerdings haben die ja beide einen Kunstfaseranteil, der mir nicht so zusagt. LG Anke
07.08.2021 - 11:46Erika Wellmann wrote:
Bei der wish dreht sich das gesamte gestrickte bei 80 Maschen (2 Reihen kraus rechts dann glatt rechts)nach oben. Bei Nadelstärke 8. Können Sie helfen?
28.07.2021 - 20:10Erika wrote:
Bei der wish Wolle dreht sich das gestrickte bei 80 Maschen (2 Reihen kraus rechts dann glatt rechts) nach oben.( Nadelstärke 8,obwohl ich fest stricke) Können Sie helfen?
28.07.2021 - 20:06DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Erika, Sie können Ihre Arbeit später mit Stecknadeln auf einer geeigneten Unterlage spannen, anfeuchten (z.B. mit einer Sprühflasche für Blumen) und trocknen lassen, danach entfernen Sie die Stecknadeln, dann sollte sich der Rand nicht mehr rollen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
29.07.2021 kl. 09:22Laura wrote:
Hello! I’ Uruguay ,what do you eat for crochet garments for summer
17.07.2021 - 22:26Andrea Rivero wrote:
Como puedo hacer para comprar desde Uruguay?
27.06.2021 - 18:23DROPS Design answered:
Hola Andrea. Puedes pedir nuestros productos en las siguientes tiendas con envío internacional: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
30.06.2021 kl. 22:37Alice wrote:
Do you have any more info on the sustainability of this yarn? Like where the cotton alpaca/cotton/wool comes from? Is there any traceability? Thanks!
22.06.2021 - 19:06
Heidi Wechsel wrote:
Ich suche ein Alternativgarn für Lana Grossa Cloud. Wäre das Drops Wish hierfür geeignet? Das Häkelprojekt benötigt 13 Knäuel, also 650 g. Wieviel würde ich vom Wish benötigen? Danke!!
28.11.2021 - 16:18