from:
3.75€
2.90£
Content: 100% Wool
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 105 m
Recommended needle size: 4 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 21 sts x 28 rows
Care: Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
Superwash: yes
Made in: EU
Raw material origin: Wool from South America
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 25.3.0110), Standard 100, Class I from the INNOVATEXT TEXTILE ENGINEERING AND TESTING, HUNGARY. 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).
Made from 100% extra fine merino wool fibers, DROPS Merino Extra Fine is a warm and super soft yarn, that's gentle on the skin, and therefore great for baby and children garments. Spun from multiple thin strands, it gives beautiful, even stitches, and it’s Ideal for textured patterns such as cables and seed stitch. Garments made in this yarn are very comfortable, have extra elasticity and great surface quality. It is this special construction that makes it important to use the correct tension in your project, so use a tight tension rather than a loose one.
DROPS Merino Extra Fine yarn is superwash treated, which means it's machine washable and suitable for everyday use; but when washing your garments you must be extra careful and follow closely the care instructions. This yarn is spun from fibers from free-range, mulesing free animals from South America, DROPS Merino Extra Fine is Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified.
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
All our super wash treated merino yarns should be washed in the machine, using a gentle cycle program. That being said, there are a few more tips that are extremely relevant when it comes to caring for this yarn:
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!
Mariane wrote:
Please inform how much the shipping cost to Indonesia
19.07.2021 - 17:15DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mariane, we don't sell the yarns through this website. In order to buy our yarns from Indonesia, you need to check with the stores that ship worldwide, which you can find in the following link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
19.07.2021 kl. 20:36Mary Franks wrote:
Can you please let me know how many balls of the Merino wool for a ladies sweater with short sleeves size 38 bust. Do you have any patterns for that wool? How much to post it to Canada? Sincerely Mary Franks
19.07.2021 - 05:59DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Franks, this will vary with the shape of the garment, the tension, the pattern ... you will find our patterns with short sleeves worked in Merino Extra Fine here and patterns worked with a yarn group B (where you can use Merino Extra Fine using the yarn converter) here. Happy knitting!
19.07.2021 kl. 09:37Jutta wrote:
Hallo, wird es die Cotton Merino dieses Jahr im Angebot/Sale geben?
12.07.2021 - 18:28DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Jutta, aufgrund der Umstände ist noch nichts geplant - aber folgen Sie uns in den Netzwerken und/oder Newsletter - und auch auf unserer Website werden Sie informiert, wenn irgendetwas kommt. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
13.07.2021 kl. 10:05Lene Clausen wrote:
Hei, har dere inne drops merino extra fine i farge 30 parti 55947?
06.07.2021 - 20:17DROPS Design answered:
Hej Lene, du kan prøve i gruppen DROPS Workshop på Facebook, her er der gode chancer at få hjælp :)
14.07.2021 kl. 11:16Anke Van Dijk Dew wrote:
I have not been able to find Drops merino extra fine in navy blue (27) . Where, how can I get it? I want to knit your pattern 85- 11 with it.
06.07.2021 - 18:36DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Van Dijk Dew, maybe contact your DROPS store, they can order it for you if they don't have any in stock, and they will let you know when they would receive it. Happy knitting!
07.07.2021 kl. 08:11Mirian Santon wrote:
Como faço para comprar seus produtos?
06.07.2021 - 15:26DROPS Design answered:
Mirian, aqui pode encontrar uma lista de retalhistas DROPS: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
19.07.2021 kl. 20:38Inmaculada Salviche wrote:
Buenos días. Porque tintadas tan oscuras? Vuestro hilo en calidad y precio es imbatible pero me faltan tintadas más pasteles, además de que las tintadas en la realidad no concuerdan con la foto de las tonalidades. Es una decepción al recibir vuestro merino extrafine ver que el color elegido dista mucho de la foto. Muchas gracias
06.07.2021 - 08:40DROPS Design answered:
Hola Inmaculada, los colores son intensos debido a que, al teñir lanas de esta composición, el hilo queda con un color más intenso que en el caso de otras calidades.
14.07.2021 kl. 23:55Mary Gallagher wrote:
I recently purchased merino extra fine Fabre 15 Pattie 55948. Purchased from Woolly Castle , Co. Westmeath, Ireland. I purchased the amount the pattern required but it was not enough.There was no other wool left in that dye lot. I purchased two balls from Winnie’s craft cafe in Dublin. But the dyelot is different and does not match up. Can you track colour and dyelot mentioned above as I need to complete the baby blanket Thanking you, Mary Gallagher.
30.06.2021 - 09:20DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Gallagher, we are unfortunately not able to track any dyleot number, but you are welcome to contact the different DROPS stores in/shipping to your country or/and maybe ask in our DROPS Workshop if anyone can help you. Happy knitting!
01.07.2021 kl. 09:24Anja Graßhoff wrote:
Hallo, ich würde gerne wissen, wann das Garn Dops Merino Extra Fine Hellbeige wieder verfügrbar ist? Vielen Dank und herzliche Grüße Anja Graßhoff
09.06.2021 - 19:26DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Graßhoff, diese Farbe erwarten wir im Laufen der Woche 24, dh ab ca 14. Juni - sicher kann Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden mitteilen, wann sie dann diese Farben erhalten werden. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
10.06.2021 kl. 08:50Charlotte wrote:
Bonjour, J'ai acheté des pelotes de ce fil sur une boutique en ligne (chez Kalidou), mais elle n'a malheureusement plus ma couleur dans le même bain. Savez-vous dans quelle boutique je pourrais retrouver la même couleur avec le même bain ? C'est la couleur beige clair mix 08, et le numéro de bain est 47751. Merci d'avance !
07.06.2021 - 12:19DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Charlotte, nous n'avons malheureusement pas cette info, contactez les différents magasins DROPS qui proposent cette laine pour leur demander s'ils peuvent vous aider. Bon tricot!
08.06.2021 kl. 08:52Angela Morton wrote:
Hi Am looking to buy the extra fine merino in colour 27, navy blue. Can you advise when it will be in stock? Thanks
29.05.2021 - 12:08DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Morton, we are expecting colour 27 back in stock in the 28th week of the year, ie approximately mid July. Your DROPS store can then let you know when they have it in stock. Happy knitting!
31.05.2021 kl. 09:03Anna Terrosi wrote:
Thank you for your answer. I'd like to make a blanket having as first colour white and several stripes in sea colours. Merino Extra fine has many colours that I like, but as the white is not in, which yarn can I use in white, having the same thikness, composition and washing quality? Please consider it is for a baby. Thanks, best regards, Anna
26.05.2021 - 15:06DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Terrosi, please find all yarns from group B here - do not hesitate to contact your DROPS store for any assistance choosing a colour, they will answer you even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
26.05.2021 kl. 15:57Anna Terrosi wrote:
Perché non c'è il bianco del filato Drops Merino extra fine?
25.05.2021 - 12:27DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Anna, al momento il bianco non è presente nella cartella colori di questo filato, ma i colori vengono costantemente aggiunti e aggiornati. Buon lavoro!
25.05.2021 kl. 23:36Joan wrote:
I am looking at extra fine merino and see that some are not available now. What does available week 22 mean?
21.05.2021 - 02:13DROPS Design answered:
Dear Joan, this means this colour should be back in stock during the 22th week of the year, ie the week starting 31st May. Feel free to ask your store when they then intend to get some back. Happy knitting!
21.05.2021 kl. 08:01Emma wrote:
Hello, I'd like to block some items I've made in Big Merino (also Nepal and Karisma). I can't find any advice or recommendation in the yarn labels or on the website. Can I immerse, spray and/or steam these yarns for blocking purposes? Thank you for your help. Emma
19.05.2021 - 14:21DROPS Design answered:
Dear Emma, there are no particular recommendations, because there are many variables for blocking. It is always best to knit a swatch, wash/rinse/soak and block and check how it behaves before doing the same on a larger piece. Happy Crafting!
20.05.2021 kl. 01:26Marion Clark wrote:
The colour I want is out of stock and the estimated time is week 20? Does that mean sometime in May? I am looking for light grey green in Drops Merino Extra Fine and am wanting 10 balls.
11.05.2021 - 16:55DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Clark, correct we are expecting this colour back in stock next week (= 20th week in the year) - feel free to contact your DROPS store to know when they are expecting to get it also back in stock. Happy knitting!
12.05.2021 kl. 08:12Tina wrote:
Wann gibt es wieder die DROPS Merino Extra Fine Pistazie? Vielen Dank!
06.05.2021 - 16:22DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Tina, diese Farbe erwarten wir im Laufen der 20. Woche, dh ab 17. Mai. Danke im voraus für Ihren Geduld!
07.05.2021 kl. 07:50Ellen Alexandersson wrote:
Jag har stickat en tröja I Drops merino extra fine, och efter tvätt töjde sej tröjan jättemycket., så tråkigt när man lagt ner så mycket jobb. .Tvättade i 40 gr, ull/fintvätt utan sköljmedel och lät plantorka på handuk. Hur kan jag få den att dra ihop sej? /Ellen
04.05.2021 - 19:48DROPS Design answered:
Hej Ellen, Tråkigt! Vask den separat på 40 grader normaltvät utan tvätt-/sköjmedel. Sørg for at skifte handduken ut, så den torkar snabbt. Lycka till !
07.05.2021 kl. 09:03Ing-Marie Lindahl wrote:
Hej, jag gjorde en beställning av Merino extra fin för ett par veckor sen. Jag har inte hört något från er sen. Mitt ordernummer är 100-07058201. Jag brukar få garnet snabbt hos er. Har något blivit fel? Hälsningar Sticksugen Ia
04.05.2021 - 08:46DROPS Design answered:
Hej Ing-Marie. Titta på din orderbekräftelse för att se vilken av våra återförsäljare du har beställt garnet av, ta sedan kontakt med dem och hör vad som har hänt. Du hittar en lista på alla våra återförsäljare här. Mvh DROPS Design
04.05.2021 kl. 10:58Barbara Tobias wrote:
I discovered I am going to be short one ball of Drops Merino Extra Fine Uni Colour, colour 01, dyelot 48389. Is it possible to order this now?
20.04.2021 - 18:33DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Tobias, please contact the store where you ordered the yarn from, they might have this dyelot still. Happy knitting!
21.04.2021 kl. 08:15Rita Bjørvik wrote:
Hei! Har strikket Inner Circle jacket i Drops Merino extra fine mix. Fikk litt for lite garn da jeg forlenget jakke lengden. Er det mulig å få kjøpt et nøste i fargekoden 07 51618? Mvh. Rita Bjørvik
16.04.2021 - 20:17DROPS Design answered:
Hei Rita. Kontakt den butikken du kjøpte garnet hos og hør om de fremdeles har denne innfargingen. Vi selger ikke enkeltnøster til privatpersoner, men kun kiolvis til butikker. mvh DROPS design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:30Anna Hultman wrote:
Hej! Hade tänkt beställa 13-14 nystan av Drops Merino Fine Ljusbrun nr 07 men ser att den är slut. När får ni in den alternativt när tror ni att jag kan ha den i postlådan? Kan jag lägga order även om den är slut? Alltså att den skickas så snart den kommit hem?
15.04.2021 - 10:10DROPS Design answered:
Hei Anna. Kontakt den butikken du ønsker å bestille ifra og hør om de har bestilt den fra hovedlagret og evnt når den kommer inn. Evnt kontakt en annen butikk som har den inne. Vi selger ikke enkelt nøster til privat personer, men kun kilovis til burtikker. mvh DROPS design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:28Carola Norberg wrote:
Hej Mitt favorit garn =) Kan man blanda in något annat garn för att få en stickfasthet på cirka 28x38 på 3:ans stickor. Går gärna upp på stickorna =) Tacksam för svar. C. Norberg
13.04.2021 - 21:42DROPS Design answered:
Hei Carola. DROPS Merino Extra Fine har en oppgitt strikkefasthet på 10 x 10 cm = 21 masker x 28 pinner. Du kan ikke blande MerinoExtraFine med et annet garn og få en strikkefasthet med flere masker/pinner. Da må det bli mindre masker/pinner. Se gjerne over hvordan DROPS Merino Extra Fine + DROPS Kid-Silk blir sammen. mvh DROPS design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:17Ellen Alexandersson wrote:
Hej! Jag stickar en tröja i Drops Merino extra fine i färgen natur med ränder i marinblå. Jag funderar över tvättråd, kommer det blåa färga av sej på det naturvita? Tips isåfall hur detta undvikes. Hälsningar från Ellen Alexandersson
13.04.2021 - 15:30DROPS Design answered:
Hei Ellen. Om du legger litt av det marineblåe garnet i litt vann, kan du se om det farger av . Ellers så er det viktig å følge vaskeintruksjonene som står på etiketten og i fargekartet på nettsiden. mvh DROPS design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:03
Wollfühlladen wrote:
Ich habe fast alle Farben vorrätig, die aktuell nicht lieferbar sind. Einfach bei Wolllfühlladen bestellen.
26.04.2021 - 23:16