Content: 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide
Yarn Group:
A (23 - 26 stitches)
/ 4 ply / fingering
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 205 m
Recommended needle size: 3 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 24 sts x 32 rows
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
Hard wearing as only a sock yarn can be, DROPS Fabel is a 4 stranded yarn and is superwash treated, which makes it machine washable and easy to care for. Compared to regular sock yarns, DROPS Fabel is spun in a softer wool quality, which makes it an amazing all-round yarn, suitable for far more than socks - try it for baby garments!
With one of the largest colour charts in the DROPS assortment, DROPS Fabel is available in 3 different types of shades: uni colour, a selection of solid colours; print, where each shade is made of various colours that repeat regularly and long print, similar to print colours but with longer repetitions of each colour.
Both print and long print colours in DROPS Fabel are produced with a method called “fancy dyeing” that differs from other methods in that each dye lot has small variations in both pattern and nuance. This is not an error, but an element of the yarn’s character.
Keep in mind that the knitted colour samples displayed below show the pattern you get when you knit with a fewer amount of stitches, as on socks. If you make a wider piece, the pattern will look different. As with all jacquard-prints there may be differences in colour shades and pattern within the same dye lot.
Made in EU
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 25.3.0099), Standard 100, Class I. This means that it has been tested and found completely free from harmful chemicals and that it is safe for human use. Class I is the highest level, and it means the yarn is suitable for baby articles (ages 0-3).
Click on the Order button and you'll be redirected to the DROPS retailer's own web store to place your order.
Store name | Online price | |
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Purple Sheep Yarns Webstore |
2.05 GBP 50g |
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LindeHobby Webstore |
2.06 GBP 50g |
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The Novello Wool Shop Godstone, Surrey |
2.06 GBP 50g |
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Always Knitting and Sewing Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Cotton Pod Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Damsel In This Dress Ltd Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Hop Stitch & Jumper Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Laughing Hens Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Little Woollie LTD Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Stitched Up! Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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The Knitters Attic Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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The Orry Mill Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Timeless Fabrics Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Wool Warehouse Direct Ltd Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Wool Zone Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Woolpatch Gallery Webstore |
2.20 GBP 50g |
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Check here if your local store has it in stock.
Click on the Order button and you'll be redirected to the DROPS retailer's own web store to place your order.
Store name | Online price | |
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The Novello Wool Shop Godstone, Surrey |
2.06 GBP 50g |
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Purple Sheep Yarns Webstore |
2.15 GBP 50g |
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LindeHobby Webstore |
2.16 GBP 50g |
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Always Knitting and Sewing Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Bùth Bharraigh Ltd Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Cotton Pod Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Ewe and Ply Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Fibre and Fleece Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Hop Stitch & Jumper Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Laughing Hens Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Little Woollie LTD Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Stitched Up! Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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The Knitters Attic Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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The Needle Works Ltd Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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The Orry Mill Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Timeless Fabrics Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Wool Warehouse Direct Ltd Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
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Wool Zone Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
Order |
Woolpatch Gallery Webstore |
2.30 GBP 50g |
Order |
Check here if your local store has it in stock.
Click on the Order button and you'll be redirected to the DROPS retailer's own web store to place your order.
Store name | Online price | |
---|---|---|
The Novello Wool Shop Godstone, Surrey |
2.06 GBP 50g |
Order |
Purple Sheep Yarns Webstore |
2.35 GBP 50g |
Order |
LindeHobby Webstore |
2.35 GBP 50g |
Order |
Always Knitting and Sewing Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Cotton Pod Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Ewe and Ply Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Fibre and Fleece Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Hop Stitch & Jumper Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Laughing Hens Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Little Woollie LTD Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Stitched Up! Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
The Knitters Attic Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
The Needle Works Ltd Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Timeless Fabrics Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Wool Warehouse Direct Ltd Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Wool Zone Webstore |
2.50 GBP 50g |
Order |
Check here if your local store has it in stock.
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
See the washing symbols explanation
Take a closer look at the yarn and see how a knitted sample looks in this video:
Many of our yarns can be combined together to get a different tension, texture or feel. Here's a few combination ideas to inspire you.
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:
Katrin Nijkamp
16.04.2021 - 22:14:
Liebes Garnstudio-Team, ich möchte gern die Socken "Irish Dream" (DROPS/143/33) stricken, kann aber nirgendwo das verwendete Garn DROPS Fabel Long Print Nr. 820 (Karneval) finden. Ist diese Farbe aus dem Sortiment genommen worden? Gibt es eine Alternative, die dem Farbverlauf in etwa entspricht? Vielen Dank für Eure Antwort! MfG Katrin Nijkamp
DROPS Design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:12:
Gerda Friedl
15.04.2021 - 15:29:
Zwei von vier über Algowo im Onlineshop gekauften Farben (gesamt 10 Knäuel) sind ganz anders als dargestellt. Fühl mich nur abgezockt zumal ich nur unangebrochenes Garn auf eigene Kosten retournieren kann. Doch Verlaufsgarn muss doch zum Teil verarbeitet werden im beurteilt werden zu können. Werde so bestimmt nicht wieder kaufen und auch nicht weiterempfehlen. Schade - außer Spesen nichts gewesen.
DROPS Design
19.04.2021 kl. 09:09:
Ella Van Dop
06.04.2021 - 20:52:
Hello, Is Fabel guaranteed mulesingfree? In the FAQ it says the merinowool is, but I can't find the kind of wool in Fabel. Tia Ella van Dop
DROPS Design
07.04.2021 kl. 09:47:
Hanne Gault
31.03.2021 - 18:25:
I want to order 2 skeins of #340 blue lagoon but can't figure out how to order would you kindly help me ?
DROPS Design
06.04.2021 kl. 16:52:
Paola
18.03.2021 - 18:00:
Buonasera avevo salvato sui preferiti da lavorare in seguito uno scialle mod. just dreaming, non trovo però nella cartella colori della lana fabel il numero 822 bordeaux, ne il numero 711? non esistono più, non ho trovato neanche il numero 17 della lana Kid Silk. Utilizzando la lana Fabel con Kid Silk, posso lo stesso mettere in lavatrice il capo? grazie
DROPS Design
19.03.2021 kl. 23:00:
Daleen Redelinghuys
18.03.2021 - 11:33:
Can I order yarn from you and you deliver in South Africa please!
DROPS Design
19.03.2021 kl. 07:49:
Mercè Carranza Piquer
07.03.2021 - 22:34:
Podría enviar colores y precios
DROPS Design
21.03.2021 kl. 19:31:
Ines Kretschmer
07.03.2021 - 21:12:
Hallo, wieviel Gramm Wolle benötige ich von der Fabel Blue Lagoon Nr. 340 für einen Pullover in Größe XL? Bitte um Antwort
DROPS Design
08.03.2021 kl. 10:45:
Barbara
04.03.2021 - 08:48:
Is het mogelijk om van Drops Fabel een stalenkaart te kopen? Vriendelijke groet
DROPS Design
21.04.2021 kl. 13:21:
Dag Barbara,
Helaas hebben we geen stalenkaarten in het assortiment. Misschien is het mogelijk om via de winkel waar je de garens besteld, voorbeelden of monsters te bekijken, door bijvoorbeeld extra bollen te bestellen, welke je terug kunt sturen. Vraag je verkooppunt naar de mogelijkheden en de voorwaarden. Hier vind je een lijst met verkooppunten.
How can I replace this yarn? 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!
Grazie!