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4.19€
4.00£
Content: 65% Alpaca, 28% Polyamide, 7% Wool
Yarn Group:
C (16 - 19 stitches)
/ 10 ply / aran / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 150 m
Recommended needle size: 5 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 17 sts x 22 rows
Care: Hand Wash, max 30°C / Dry Flat
/ Feltable
Superwash: no
Made in: Peru/EU
Raw material origin: Alpaca and wool from South America, polyamide from Germany
An exciting "blow yarn" made from soft baby alpaca and cozy merino wool - this quality has a unique construction where instead of spinning, the fibers of baby alpaca and merino wool are blown into a tube together. Garments made in this yarn are about 30-35% lighter than those made with conventional spun yarns of the same thickness.
DROPS Air is a light, airy yarn that feels beautiful against the skin, which makes it perfect for sweaters, jackets and accessories, with both texture and cable patterns. Garments made in DROPS Air are totally itch-free, which means everyone can wear them!
Read more about our products' sustainability here
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: 5.00 mm
Before: 17 sts x 22 rows
After: 24 sts x 38 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 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!
Catherine CHEMINEAU wrote:
Comment acheter sur votre site la laine DROP AIR vert forêt uni color 19, Merci
19.10.2020 - 10:21DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Chemineau, cliquez sur le petit caddy vert pour accéder à la liste des magasins DROPS en France ayant cette laine en stock, cliquez ensuite sur le nom du magasin choisi pour vérifier s'il a la couleur souhaitée - n'hésitez pas à les contacter si besoin. Vous retrouverez la liste des magasins DROPS en France ici. Bon tricot!
19.10.2020 kl. 10:59Andrea wrote:
Hallo zusammen, ich möchte mir aus der drop Air einen großen pullunder stricken.Die Abmessung ist 60x80cm und das 2 mal. Wie viel wolle brauche ich dafür. Liebe Grüße Andrea
17.10.2020 - 21:22DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Andrea, je nach Ihrer Maschenprobe sowie das Muster wird die Garnmenge unterschiedlich sein - gerne wird Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden damit - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail - weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
19.10.2020 kl. 10:52Janne Knutsen wrote:
Hei Kommer det lillafarge i Drops air ?
17.10.2020 - 17:36DROPS Design answered:
Hei Janne. Vi har ingen planer om å ta inn en lilla farge i DROPS Air, men ditt ønske er videreformidlet. Eneste lilla farge vi har nå er lilla tåke mix, farge nr. 15. mvh DROPS design
19.10.2020 kl. 08:05Jacqueline Vd Weide wrote:
Welk aantal bollen van Drops Air heb ik nodig voor een trui van 67 cm lengte, lange mouwen en flinke col? Mag ik het teveel aan bollen retourneren?
14.10.2020 - 20:10DROPS Design answered:
Dag Jacqueline,
De hoeveelheid garen die je nodig hebt staat aangegeven bij elk patroon en ook voor elke maat. Dit kan namelijk heel verschillend zijn per patroon en maat. De hoeveelheid staat aangegeven in grammen en Air weegt 50 gram per bol. Vraag je verkooppunt hoe het geregeld is met het retourneren van bollen. Dit is meestal wel mogelijk binnen een bepaalde termijn. Hier vind je een lijst met verkooppunten.
25.10.2020 kl. 20:22Catherine Vaudrey wrote:
Bonjour, Il n'est plus possible de trouver du Drops Air noir mix chez aucun de vos distributeurs. Dans quel délai pensez-vous pouvoir les réapprovisionner ? Cordialement,
13.10.2020 - 12:39DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Vaudrey, cette couleur n'est pas en rupture de stock chez nous, contactez votre magasin habituel, il saura vous dire dans quel délai il envisage d'en recevoir. Bon tricot!
13.10.2020 kl. 13:06Kathy wrote:
Hi I'm in the US and can only buy drops yarn on line. I want to make a jacket using Sky and Air combined. I would like to know if color fog in Air yarn matches well with lavender in Sky yarn? If not which colors would you recommend matches well for mixes between Air and Sky? Thank you very much for your help.
11.10.2020 - 23:43DROPS Design answered:
Dear Kathy, you are welcome to contact directly the DROPS store where you are ordering yarn from, they will answer you even per mail . Happy knitting!
12.10.2020 kl. 09:30Erica Lopez wrote:
Cuantos ovillos he de comprar para un jersey liso, escote en pico, manga caída, talla XXL? Agujas recomendadas para que quede holgado y de textura no apretado? Gracias
08.10.2020 - 23:16DROPS Design answered:
Hola Erica. Puedes necesitar aprox. 500 gr trabajando con una aguja de 5,5-6 mm (el tamaño de la aguja depende de la tensión del tejido) . La cantidad de lana también depende de el largo del jersey. Aquí tienes alguna selección de modelos hechos con Air, que puede ayudarte a tomar una decisión: https://www.garnstudio.com/search.php?action=browse&w=&c=1&mt=1&t=0&k=0&yg=0&y=105&col=0&df=0&page=1&sort=default&lang=es
15.11.2020 kl. 20:17Jorunn wrote:
Hei! Strikker nå babyteppe av Drops air mix. Garnet er kjempefint, men loer veldig. Er det noe en kan gjøre for å redusere dette når teppet er ferdig strikket?
08.10.2020 - 13:05DROPS Design answered:
Hei Jorunn. DROPS Air er et “blow yarn” og konstruksjonen er unik og basert på en helt ny garnteknologi; i stedet for å spinne fibrene sammen, er de luftige baby alpaca og ullfibrene blåst inn i en “strømpe”. Det vil da forekomme litt løse overskuddsfibre, men dette vil forsvinne etter kort tids bruk. mvh DROPS design
19.10.2020 kl. 08:00Ansku wrote:
Olisi mukavaa jos lankojen ”esittelykuvissa”, joissa on siis kuvia lankakeristä, olisi merkitty kerien värit. Joskus värikartan pikkukuvista on erittäin vaikea löytää vastaavaa.
08.10.2020 - 09:50Ziesemer Kerstin wrote:
Wieviel g benötige ich für einen Schabl . Kraus rechts gestrickt in Drops Air oder Drops Alpaka. DANKE
03.10.2020 - 13:53Marlinde Gras wrote:
You list shopgeluk.nl as one of your superstores yet I can't get in contact with them about my order that I placed and paid for. Can you help me please?
02.10.2020 - 23:32Nora Cantini wrote:
Salve, abito a Bologna e vorrei acquistare 3 gomitoli drops air colore 02 (grano) per finire un maglione! Sapete se c'è un rivenditore cui posso rivolgermi che ne abbia ancora di disponibili? Grazie mille!
02.10.2020 - 22:50DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Nora. Provi a chiedere al rivenditore dove ha acquistato il filato se ha ancora i gomitoli dello stesso bagno. In alternativa, alla pagina del filato, cliccando sul carrello vede i rivenditori che vendono questa qualità. Può contattarli per verificare la disponibilità del colore e del bagno che le occorrono. Buon lavoro!
04.10.2020 kl. 19:02Nuriş'in örgüevi wrote:
Guten tag.İch schreib deutsch mein englisch ist schlecht.ich habe interesse an drops wollen.kann ich das aus türkei bestellen? Danke🤗
27.09.2020 - 01:56May Britt Oseth wrote:
Har dere drops air garn nr 11 , påfugl blå med partinr:7E6266? Mvh May Britt Oseth
22.09.2020 - 13:38DROPS Design answered:
Hej. Du kan ta kontakt med våra forhandlere för att höra om någon av dem har detta garn på lager. Det finns även flera stick-grupper på Facebook där man kan söka efter garn i ett visst parti. Mvh DROPS Design
23.09.2020 kl. 13:52Eleonora wrote:
Buongiorno sarebbe bello se le foto di presentazione dei gomitoli, fossero corredati dal nome colore per poi identificarli meglio nella cartella colori. A volte è davvero difficile capire qual'è la tonalità giusta tra immagine gomitolo e cartella colori. Grazie
18.09.2020 - 11:13Magdalena wrote:
Witam, Czy ta wloczka sie mechaci po jakis czasie? Pozdrawiam
18.09.2020 - 09:32DROPS Design answered:
Witam! Jest dosyć luźno tkana więc tak. Szczególnie pod spodem rękawów i na bokach. Za to po nałożeniu ubrania, kocha się ją od pierwszego wejrzenia. Jak chmurka :) Pozdrawiamy!
18.09.2020 kl. 16:48Isabelle LAURET wrote:
Vous livrez à l'île de la Réunion ?
17.09.2020 - 18:23DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Lauret, consultez nos différents magasins DROPS, ils pourront vous donner leurs conditions d'expédition. Bon tricot!
18.09.2020 kl. 09:03Elin wrote:
Hoe zorg ik dat de deken die ik brei met Drops Air niet enorm af gaat geven? Tijdens het breien zit ik helemaal onder. Ik gebruik de kleur tarwe en mijn zwarte rok is volkomen behaard na een uurtje breien.
15.09.2020 - 22:47DROPS Design answered:
Dag Elin,
DROPS Air kan inderdaad nogal pluizen. Onderaan deze pagina vindt je meer informatie over pluizige garens en tips om een kledingstuk minder te laten pluizen (wat helaas dus pas na het breien kan.
22.11.2020 kl. 19:00Elin wrote:
Hoe zorg ik dat de deken die ik brei met Drops Air niet enorm af gaat geven? Tijdens het breien zit ik helemaal onder. Ik gebruik de kleur tarwe en mijn zwarte rok is volkomen behaard na een uurtje breien.
15.09.2020 - 22:44Gry Leirdal wrote:
Hei! Jeg trenger tips til en farge i Drops kid silk, som skal strikkes sammen med Drops air i fargen lilla tåke. Hva kan passe? Jeg har tenkt på lyng, men usikker. Mvh Gry
15.09.2020 - 20:00DROPS Design answered:
Hei Gry. Fargevalg er ganske personlig, slik at det kan være vanskelig å gi tips. DROPS Kid-Silk nr. 05 er mørkere enn DROPS Air nr. 15, personlig syns jeg at dette vil gi en flott fargenyanse. Men DROPS Air nr. 15 lilla tåke har ulike fargenyanser i seg og vil også passe godt med Kid-Silk nr 09 /lys lavendel (om du ønsker en lysere versjon) og DROPS Kid-Silk nr. 04/gammelrosa (om du ønsker en mer rosa versjon). God Fornøyelse!
21.09.2020 kl. 08:10Else Marie Vollstad Aske wrote:
Hei ser jeg har fått for lite garn til min genser. Har dere drops air 07 7E6264
09.09.2020 - 20:33DROPS Design answered:
Hej Else Marie, Vi har ikke, men prøv at spørge i DROPS Workshop på Facebook her er der stor chance for at få hjælp. Held og lykke!
10.09.2020 kl. 14:47Solbjørg Strandli wrote:
Hva koster det i porto?
04.09.2020 - 18:22DROPS Design answered:
Hei Solbjørg. Det kommer nok an på hvor mye garn du bestiller og satsene til Posen. Vi sender ikke ut garn til privatpersoner, men ta kontakt med den butikken du ønsker å få til sendt garn fra og hør hva de tar. mvh DROPS design
07.09.2020 kl. 06:46Catherine wrote:
I've knitted a cardigan using Drops Air. I accidentally washed it in the washing machine (at 40 degrees). It has shrunk a few inches. Can I do anything to restore the garment or the yarn?
03.09.2020 - 21:48DROPS Design answered:
Dear Catherine, sorry for this, what about asking your DROPS store? they might have some tipps? Good luck!
04.09.2020 kl. 08:29Ina Rasmussen wrote:
Dette er ikke et spørgsmål om Drops Air som sådan, men når der står det er på lager hos grossisten, hvor lang leveringstid er der så? Jeg kunne ikke finde andre steder at spørge😄
03.09.2020 - 10:04DROPS Design answered:
Hej Ina. Vi har ca 1-2 veckors leveranstid till våra forhandlere efter att vi har fått in det på lager. Mvh DROPS Design
04.09.2020 kl. 13:16
Marie Kuncova wrote:
Měla bych zajem o prizi na deku Aliza Alpaka s ockami Plete se na rukách. Mate ji na skladě? Děkuji
18.10.2020 - 19:09