from:
1.80£
1.79€
Content: 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 120 m
Recommended needle size: 4 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 21 sts x 28 rows
Care: Machine wash on gentle cycle 30°C / Dry Flat
Made in: EU
Raw material origin: Cotton from Pakistan, linen and viscose 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).
Made from a wonderful mix of cotton, viscose and linen, DROPS Belle is an all-year yarn that breathes well, has a delicate texture and shine, and it’s perfect to wear directly on the skin.
Part of Yarn Group B, this yarn is a great alternative to make patterns designed in other cotton yarns - like Cotton Light and Muskat - extra luxurious!
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Machine wash on gentle cycle 30°C / Dry Flat
Here are some guidelines to wash your garment in DROPS Belle, 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!
Joanna Kinsey wrote:
I have some Belle in Old Pink and would like to combine it with Safran. I would like the colors to be as close as possible, which color would you recommend?
29.09.2024 - 04:11DROPS Design answered:
Dear Joanna, there is no specific match for Belle Old Pink and Safran. The best recommendations would be 69- Blush or 57 - Mauve, depending on if you want a lighter or darker combination, respectively. Happy knitting!
29.09.2024 kl. 18:53Sharon wrote:
Please, please make more colours. Ive been knitting with belle for years , I cant count how many kilos Ive bought for blankets, dolls , cardigans and endless tops but now I need more colours to keep buying it, I cant keep using the same colours. . Aqua, crystaline , violet , fuchsia and apple would be nice ! Why is there no aqua? Its really missing from the palette here. Thanks for your attention. Sincerely, Your best customer. Ps , I hated most.of the last new colours, so insipid!
20.07.2024 - 23:50Josette Nouwen wrote:
Ik vond het fijn garen, maar haak het een maat groter krimpt in de was, op de hand gewassen en plat laten drogen! Jammer. 3 truien te klein.
20.07.2024 - 08:33Elena wrote:
Is there any chance for the two purple colours to return? They were my favourite and I still haven't found a substitute
16.07.2024 - 18:45DROPS Design answered:
Dear Elena, it's not likely that the same colours will be available in stock but there could be new similar colours added sometime in the future. Happy knitting!
16.07.2024 kl. 19:29Uli wrote:
Hilfe! Ich habe die wunderschöne Jacke Dandelion Heart gestrickt und nach dem Stricken kurz gewaschen und zum Abtropfen auf den Balkonständer gelegt. Leider leider leider kam wider Erwarten die Sonne, ich wurde aufgehalten...kurz gesagt, das Jäckchen ist nun etwas fleckig, da es nicht plan auf dem Wäscheständer lag. Kann man da noch etwas retten??? Habe es nur kurz in lauwarmen Wasser ohne Waschmittel ausgedrückt. Vielen Dank !
11.07.2024 - 13:51DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Ulli, fragen Sie mal Ihr DROPS Händler, auch per E-Mail oder Telefon wird man Ihnen dort gerne weiterhelfen.
30.07.2024 kl. 09:01Rosa Maria wrote:
Hola buenos días, quería preguntar si tienen hilos con liocell.gracias. Un saludo.
28.06.2024 - 13:17DROPS Design answered:
Hola Rosa Maria, no tenemos ningún hilo con lyocell. Puedes ver las categorías de lanas disponibles en esta página, filtrando por composición: https://www.garnstudio.com/yarns.php?cid=23
07.07.2024 kl. 22:08Evangeline wrote:
Soundtrack
17.06.2024 - 06:45DROPS Design answered:
Dear Evangeline, Our videos do not have sound. We are a worldwide company and our videos are watched by people around the world, speaking different languages, many of whom do not understand English. Find the description of this yarn under its shadecard. Your DROPS store will answer all your questions even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
17.06.2024 kl. 09:09Birte Jensen wrote:
Jeg lavede strikkeprøve i Drops Belle, 30 masker, efter ca. 3 cm møder jeg en knude/samling. ØV Jeg tager en ny garnnøgle og starter min trøje, jeg har brugt ca. 2/3 af den garnnøgle og har mødt 2 knuder/samlinger. :-( Skal jeg regne med så mange samlinger i alle garnnøgle?
06.06.2024 - 08:37DROPS Design answered:
Hei Birte. Knuter vil det nok alltid kunne være, men du har nok hatt uflaks. Håper du ikke finner flere knuter, men send oss gjerne fargenr og partinr på de nøstene du finner knute i, så vil vi ta det videre med vår leverandør. mvh DROPS Design
10.06.2024 kl. 07:30Zoe wrote:
I'd like to order the colour pearl, but it's out of stock - will there be any availability in the UK in the next few weeks?
29.04.2024 - 17:48DROPS Design answered:
Dear Zoe, this colour should be back in stock soon, please feel free to ask your favorite DROPS store when they intend to get them back in stock, they can order it for you. Happy knitting!
30.04.2024 kl. 08:16Anique wrote:
Kunnen er meer sprankelende kleuren komen in dit garen? Het is fantastisch om te dragen en geeft geen allergische reactie. Helaas zijn lila en violet al verdwenen :(
28.04.2024 - 14:37Josette wrote:
Drops Belle ik vind dit persoonlijk fijner dan de Drops Cotton Light. De trui van Drops Cotton Light valt redelijk zwaar uit met pen nr 5 gehaakt. Ben pas met Drops Belle beginnen haken. Niet zo zwaar en zachter van structuur. Dadelijk 2 andere kleuren bijbesteld. Ben in blijde afwachting ivm de kleuren. Bedankt ook aan Hobbydoos voor de snelle levering.
18.04.2024 - 15:10Tine Kragh wrote:
Jeg har fået for lidt af Drops Belle nr. 24, indfarvning 1834. Findes der to nøgler på lager? Vh Tine Kragh
06.04.2024 - 09:10DROPS Design answered:
Hei Tine. Vi selger bare kilovis til butikker. Men ta kontakt med butikken du kjøpte garnet hos eller en annen butikk / en nettbutikk og hør om de har denne innfargingen. Du finner alle butikker under: Finn en butikk! Ellers så anbefaler jeg deg å bruke diverse sosiale medier for håndarbeid (f.eks DROPS Workshop), der er det mange brukere som hjelper hverandre med etterlysning av garn og partinr. mvh DROPS design
08.04.2024 kl. 07:51Karin wrote:
Hallo, ich möchte ein Top mit der Drops Belle stricken. In der Anleitung ist folgende Menge angegeben: Gr. 36-38 – 250 g, Baumwollseide LL120/50g, Stricknadeln 4 und 4,5, Maschenprobe 18 M und 23 R = 10 x 10 cm (glatt re., mit 4,5) Die Lauflänge ist gleich zur Belle. Nur die Maschenprobe ist unterschiedlich (Belle 21 M und 28 R (aber mit Nr. 4)). Komme ich mit der gleichen Menge Wolle aus? Oder wie viel brauche ich evtl. mehr? Vielen Dank und viele Grüße Karin
01.04.2024 - 11:51DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Karin, Maschenprobe sieht etwas verschieden aus, am besten sollten Sie zuerst eine Maschenprobe stricken, so wissen Sie ob Belle die richtige Alternativ ist. Ihr DROPS Händler kann Ihnen auch gerne - auch per E-Mail oder per Telefon - das beste passende Garn empfehlen. Viel Spaß beim Stricken!
03.04.2024 kl. 08:46Julia wrote:
An Susi, das Garn fühlt sich gut an und verstrickt sich gut. Habe Pullis draus gestrickt und die gingen beim ersten Waschen ganz ganz leicht ein, trotz Schonwäsche 30Grad. Kann das Garn Belle trotzdem nur empfehlen.Das leichte "Eingehen" kam mir entgegen, da ich mit einer größeren Nadel gestrickt hatte (wegen der Maschenprobe).
25.02.2024 - 22:36Karen wrote:
Mijn favoriete garen van Drops :-). Kunnen er nog meer vrolijke kleuren komen? Bijvoorbeeld lavendel, mintgroen, koraal, turquoise....
28.10.2023 - 09:15Clara wrote:
Hei, Jeg har kjøpt dette garnet second hand, og det ser veldig ut som fargen "løvetann", selv om det står fargekode "3" på etikettene. Kan det stemme at dette er samme farge? Hilsen Clara
17.08.2023 - 22:53DROPS Design answered:
Hej Clara, det skulle kunne være så at noget er gået fejl der... men du som har nøglerne ser det nok bedst selv - god fornøjelse! :)
18.08.2023 kl. 13:51Debora wrote:
Buonasera, ho scritto un anno fa perché purtroppo, rispettando le istruzioni di lavaggio, mi capita che i capi lavorati con Belle dopo 2 volte che li indosso cedono tantissimo. Si allungano e allargano di 2 cm!! Capita solo a me? Eppure lavoro con ferri 4 e ho pure la mano stretta.. Ho provato a lavorare coi ferri 3,5 e fare una taglia in meno ma non risolvo il problema, dopo una giornata addosso, il filato comincia a cedere...
05.07.2023 - 20:28DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Debora, purtroppo non abbiamo altre indicazioni in merito se non quelle riportate sulla fascetta. Buon lavoro!
06.07.2023 kl. 16:57Mascha wrote:
Hallo! Kann man dieses Garn zusammen mit Kid-Mohair verstricken, um den Pullover etwas flauschiger zu machen? Oder ist das nicht empfehlenswert?
28.02.2023 - 21:39DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Mascha, sicher können Sie Belle mit z.B. Kid-Silk zusammen stricken. Wie immer stricken Sie am besten eine Maschenprobe zuvor, so finden Sie die richtige Textur, Nadelgröße und Maschenprobe, die Ihnen gefällt. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
01.03.2023 kl. 10:22Susi wrote:
Danke für den netten Tipp, Inge !
14.02.2023 - 17:18Inge wrote:
Hi Susi, ich kann in jedem Fall die Belle empfehlen. Ich habe bereits mehrere Pullover daraus gestrickt. Das Garn teilt sich nicht wie andere mehrfädige Baumwollgarne. Es ist ein wenig unregelmäßig was mir bei Glatt rechts gestrickten Projekten zu einem gleichmäßigen Strickbild verhilft. Es trägt sich wunderbar auch an warmen Tagen und lässt sich problemlos in der Maschine waschen. Nicht zuletzt ist es für die hochwertige Materialzusammensetzung sehr günstig.
14.02.2023 - 08:06Susi wrote:
Ich habe Probleme, mich für eins der Baumwollgarne zu entscheiden. Welche Qualität ist formstabil und eignet sich für einen Pullover mit langen Ärmeln ? Ich hätte gerne eine Empfehlung für das qualitativ hochwertigste Baumwollgarn von DROPS in Gruppe A oder B. Danke.
13.02.2023 - 17:41DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Susi, siehe unten eine Antwort von einer Kundin - gerne kann Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden damit - auch per Telefon oder per E-Mail - weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
14.02.2023 kl. 14:28SIGNOUREL wrote:
Bonjour, On m'a donné plusieurs pelotes de Drops Belle coloris 17- pétrole Je ne sais pas si la personne les avaient depuis longtemps.... Je dois en acheter d'autres. Pouvez-vous m'indiquer si vous avez encore le bain -dyelot 841 merci
16.01.2023 - 19:34DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Signourel, contactez les différents magasins DROPS pour leur demander, ils pourront vous aider, même par mail ou téléphone. Vous pouvez également demander à d'autres tricoteuses du monde entier via notre DROPS Workshop; peut être que l'une d'entre elle pourra vous aider. Bon tricot!
17.01.2023 kl. 10:31Béatrice Thibaud wrote:
Je cherche drops belle couleur 14 je ne trouve pas .
13.08.2022 - 13:36DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Thibaud, cette couleur a été retirée du nuancier, je suis désolée. Votre magasin pourra vous aider à choisir une autre couleur si besoin, même par mail ou téléphone. Bon tricot!
15.08.2022 kl. 09:11Hilde Tornes wrote:
Ønsker å bestille garn
05.08.2022 - 12:29
Cindy wrote:
Momenteel aan het breien in ajour en 4 kleuren ( licht beige, rozenwater, zand en paardebloem). Voelt zo zacht aan en heel mooie combinatie van kleuren. Mijn favoriete katoengaren tot nu toe. Heel mooie zachte kleuren mogen best wat meer kleurtjes op de markt van komen. Groetjes
08.09.2024 - 03:34