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3.06£
3.70€
Content: 50% Wool, 50% Cotton
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 110 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, cotton 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).
DROPS Cotton Merino is made in a combination of extra fine merino and long cotton fibers. We have chosen not to card the merino wool and the cotton together, which highlights each of the fibers properties in a better way, while at the same time allows to achieve more vibrant colours and textures. Superwash treated and very gentle on the skin, DROPS Cotton Merino is a great choice for baby and children’s clothing.
Made from many thin strands spun together, which give the yarn roundness and elasticity, it’s especially suitable for cable, structure and moss patterns. This special construction also makes it extra important to treat the garment right: make sure that you knit with the correct tension - so use a tight tension rather than a loose one. Don't wash your garment too warm, never leave it to soak and let the garment dry flat.
And as in all our merino yarns, the merino wool originates from free-range, mulesing-free animals from South America.
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!
Sabina wrote:
Hallo :-) Da ich sehr viel Babyschühchen und Mützen häkle bin ich auf der Suche nach einem schönen Garn. Ist dieses dafür gut geeignet? Danke schon mal und liebe Grüße :-)
17.02.2016 - 07:51DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Sabina, ja Cotton Merino eignet sich sehr gut für Baby Accessoires.
01.03.2016 kl. 08:04Claudia wrote:
Hallo, habe gerade die Babydecke Dream Date fertiggestellt. Sie ist sehr schön geworden. Ist es ratsam, sie vor dem Verschenken zu waschen? Muss sie gespannt werden?
12.02.2016 - 14:31Hetty wrote:
Hallo kunt u mij vertellen welke kleur blauw op de foto staat samen met kleur heide en mosterdgeel? Is dat stormblauw of turquoise? Alvast bedankt
06.02.2016 - 17:05DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Hetty. Dat is 24 turkoois
12.02.2016 kl. 10:02Souad wrote:
J'ai posté un commentaire concernant les noeuds dans quelques pelotes, est-ce que vous avez des astuces pour les cacher ?
28.01.2016 - 08:31DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Souad, vous pouvez utiliser une des techniques de changement de pelotes - voir vidéothèque - votre magasin DROPS pourra également vous donner des astuces personnalisées. Bon tricot!
28.01.2016 kl. 13:42Barbara wrote:
Loved working with this yarn Made a fair isle sweater Silver Stag (by Drops Design) in red and white The design is still clear after washing We live in North Carolina and this yarn is perfect for our climate
28.01.2016 - 03:54Hillary Stevenson wrote:
Hi! Is this yarn suit!able for fairisle knitting? Sounds ideal in all other respects. Thank you.
27.11.2015 - 07:51DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Stevenson, Cotton Merino can be worked for fairisle knitting, see for example pattern DROPS 161-24. Happy knitting!
27.11.2015 kl. 09:33Marita wrote:
Ich habe einen Pullover aus dieser Wolle gestrickt und bin wirklich begeistert. Auch nach mehrmaligem Waschen behält er seine Form. Das wird nicht das letzte Strickstück von mir aus dieser Wollqualität sein!
14.11.2015 - 17:10Sirpa Tapper wrote:
Lanka oli todella ihanan tuntuista. Ei kutita iholla. Palmikkoneule ja muutkin kuviot erottuvat selkeästi valmiissa neuleessa. Ihastuin lankaan. Enemmän ohjeita kyseiselle langalle.
05.11.2015 - 14:09Gertrude wrote:
Voor 2 kleindochters een jurkje van dit garen gebreid.helaas worden de jurken ondanks zorgvuldig wassen en drogen steeds langer. Iemand enig idee hoe dit komt?
04.11.2015 - 16:03Inga-Marie Agnéus wrote:
Om plagget drar ut sej vid tvätt eller vid användning kan man få det att återgå till sin ursprungliga form genom en kort torktumling när det är fuktigt. Testa! Det brukar fungera på superwash-behandlat garn.
04.11.2015 - 14:14Maxie wrote:
Hallo, ich wollte eine Babyjacke aus Merino Extrafine stricken, habe jetzt aber geledsen, dass diese sehr leicht und stark aus der Form geht. Ist das bei der Cotton Merino hier besser? Oder ähnlich? Welche Wolle ist kuschelweich aber trotzdem formstabil? Oder gibt es einen Trick, damit das Gestrick besser die Form behält? Vielen Dank für die Antwort!
24.10.2015 - 14:13DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Maxi, stricken Sie einfach nicht zu locker und waschen Sie das Kleidungsstück in der Waschmaschine.
25.11.2015 kl. 07:23Ulrike wrote:
Die Jacke habe ich mit Nadelstärke 3 gestrickt und sie bleibt besser in Form.
13.10.2015 - 19:11Ulrike wrote:
Nachdem ich schon Pullover und Jacke aus dieser Wolle gestrickt habe, muss ich sagen, dass auch nach mehreren Wäschen Farbe und Form sehr gut erhalten bleiben. Allerdings nur bei deutlich kleinerer Nadelstärke. Ehrlich gesagt, es ist mir ein Rätsel wie man es mit Nadelstärke 4 verstricken kann und es trotzdem die Form behält. Ich habe einen Pullover mit 3,5 gestrickt, stricke eher fester und Wolle fühlt sich super an und ist wirklich pflegeleicht.
13.10.2015 - 19:09Ines wrote:
Para cuando la versión del verde menta (color03) de Mauskaten en Ctton Merino y una gama de colores como amarillo limón, naranja o similares? Salvo en los algodones echo de menos una lana con colores limpios. Un saludo?
11.10.2015 - 14:19DROPS Design answered:
Hola Inés el Muskat es algodón 100 % y el Cotton Merino mitad algodón y mitad lana. Debido a la naturaleza del material no existen los colores limpios en esta lana. En Merino Extrafine si podrías encontrar algo parecido.
01.03.2016 kl. 10:55Renate Sibbert wrote:
Ich möchte einen Patentmuster Pullover in der Gr. XL mit langen Ärmeln stricken. Wie hoch ist mein Garnbedarf.
14.09.2015 - 07:20DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Renate, am besten orientieren Sie sich an einem Modell der betreffenden Garngruppe aus unserer umfassenden Muster-Datenbank.
23.09.2015 kl. 07:13AnniePBleau wrote:
Bonjour, je vois sur votre liste de produits que cette qualité est indiquée à 110 m pour 50 g. Or, je m'en suis déjà procuré et elle fait 120 m pour 50 g. Est-ce une erreur ? Si non, la grosseur a t-elle été modifiée ? Cela signifie une augmentation de prix sensible. Merci
28.08.2015 - 14:10DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme PBleau, DROPS Cotton Merino a été effectivement légèrement modifiée pour mieux correspondre à la tension indiquée. Toutes les nouvelles pelotes ont maintenant 110 m - contactez votre magasin DROPS, il pourra vous renseigner sur celles qu'il a en stock. Bon tricot!
01.09.2015 kl. 11:38Pamela Cameron wrote:
What size yarn is this? A number 4 or smaller? This question may have been asked but cannot read non English language. Thank you. Love this yarn and the cardigan.
25.08.2015 - 18:31DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Cameron, please click here to read more about the thickness of our yarn and remember your DROPS store will help you with tips & advices. Happy knitting!
26.08.2015 kl. 10:46Guðrún Nikulásdóttir wrote:
Er búin að prjóna kjól úr Drops Cotton merion, litur nr. 07, vínrauður. Var að þvo hann og það kom mikill litur úr honum :-( Er mjög óhress með þetta, var þetta handþvegið úr volgu vatni. Vildi láta ykkur vita af þessu
22.07.2015 - 11:48Manuela wrote:
Sto lavorando il modello 161-24 e sta venendo esattamente come da foto.Rende molto bene nella lavorazione di punti in rilievo e trecce.Tiene bene il lavaggio in lavatrice e i colori restano brillanti.Per questo lo uso soprattutto per i capi dei miei bambini.
16.06.2015 - 17:06Sandra Baines wrote:
I brought this yarn in the 35% off sale and I am delighted with it. It is lovely and soft and a dream to crochet with. It will not be the last time I buy this yarn.
05.06.2015 - 17:05Iva Wei wrote:
Bitte noch mehr Farben von dieser tollen Qualität ins Sortiment aufnehmen. Ein kräftiges orange, hellbraun und kirschrot wären ganz toll.
18.05.2015 - 10:28Louise wrote:
Ich liebe diese Qualität und stricke gerne für Babys damit. Es ist so angenehm weich! Leider fehlen hier Farben. Ich vermisse vor allem ein reines Weiß. Aber auch ein paar Blautöne mehr und ein helleres Türkis wäre fein.
13.05.2015 - 07:00Ulrike wrote:
Hallo ich möchte aus cotton Merino eine Jacke stricken. Wie schaffe ich eine Maschenprobe, mit der die Jacke nach der Wäsche immer noch die Ursprungsform hat. Ich hab eine Anleitung wo ebenfalls mit Cotton Merino eines anderen Herstellers LL 50 gr. 120 mtr eine mit Nadel 4 - 5 eine Maschenprobe von 18 - 20 M pro 10 cm erzeugt wird. Soll ich lieber noch einen dünnen Wollfaden mitstricken? Die Jacke soll so wie ein Chanel Jäckchen werden - die Form soll also bleiben.
11.05.2015 - 19:42DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Ulrike, die Garne können ganz unterschiedliche Eigenschaften haben. Unsere Cotton Merino behält nach der Wäasche gut die Form und es muss kein weiterer Faden mitgestrickt werden. Sie finden bei uns sehr viele Anleitungen für Garngruppe B (Maschenprobe von Cotton Merino).
16.05.2015 kl. 12:18Claudia wrote:
Guten Tag, können Sie bitte bestätigen, ob die Ganlänge des Cotton Merino 110 m (wie bei Ihnen angegeben) oder 120 m (wie bei Ihren Händlern angegeben) beträgt? Danke und Grüße.
11.05.2015 - 10:38DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Claudia, die neueren Chargen von Cotton Merino haben eine Lauflänge von 110 m, aber die Händler haben teils noch aus der Produktion mit 120 m. Die Materialangaben bei den Modellen sind so berechnet, dass auch mit der neuen Cotton Merino aureichend Garn vorhanden ist und die Maschenprobe ist gleich.
16.05.2015 kl. 12:22
Claudia wrote:
Habe vergessen zu schreiben, dass ich die Decke aus der Cotton Merino gestrickt habe :-)
12.02.2016 - 14:35