from:
2.50€
per 50 g
Content: 100% Wool
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 100 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).
DROPS Karisma is a 4 strands sport yarn with great shape stability that is superwash treated, which means that it’s machine washable and perfect for everyday use.
Soft and comfortable to the skin, DROPS Karisma has been one of the most popular qualities in our classic wool range since its first introduction in Scandinavia during the 1980s, and is supported by an extensive library of free patterns.
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
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 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!
Stefanie Bokelberg wrote:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich habe mehrere Knäuel "DROPS Karisma Mix" übrig und überlege daraus Socken zu stricken. Anleitungen habe ich auf Ihrer Homepage gefunden. Ich bin allerdings verunsichert, da ich schon des Öfteren gelesen habe, dass Sockenwolle 20 - 25 % Polyamid enthalten muss. Und das ist bei dieser Wolle ja nicht der Fall. Ist sie trotzdem geeignet? Und muss ich etwas bestimmtes beachten? Viele Grüße, Stefanie Bokelberg
24.11.2020 - 07:58DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Bokelberg, wir haben schöne und warme Socken aus Karisma, aber wenn Sie Socken für den Alltagsbrauch möchten dann lieber mit Fabel oder Delight stricken. Gerne wird Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden noch weiterhelfen - auch telefonisch oder per E-mail. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
24.11.2020 kl. 09:50Arianna Trapani wrote:
Vorrei usare Karisma insieme ad un altro filato per un progetto con uncinetto 5.5 mm . Quale filato posso abbinare? Ho dei gomitoli di Lace (peccato non lo produciate più!), andrebbe bene?
23.11.2020 - 06:13DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Arianna, per un'assistenza così personalizzata si può rivolgere al suo rivenditore DROPS di fiducia. Buon lavoro!
24.11.2020 kl. 21:51Francine Aynié wrote:
Bonjour Par quelle laine drops puis je remplacer la Karisma.?Merci
16.11.2020 - 22:16DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Aynié, vous pouvez utiliser un autre fil/une autre laine du groupe de fils B - sur un de nos modèles, utilisez le convertisseur pour connaître la quantité dans la qualité choisie. Retrouvez ici quelques informations complémentaires sur les alternatives. Bon tricot!
17.11.2020 kl. 11:24Sanna Mikko wrote:
Hej! Jag undrar om ni har drops karisma, färg 07, färgbad 84673? Mvh Sanna
08.11.2020 - 21:44DROPS Design answered:
Hej Sanna. Vi har dessvärre ingen översikt över vilka färgbad våra återförsäljare har kvar av på lager. Ta kontakt med de som har Karisma i sitt sortiment för att se om någon av dem har det färgbadet på lager. Mvh DROPS Design
10.11.2020 kl. 11:36Cerioli wrote:
Je voudrais compléter un pull avec 5 pelotes de 50g de fil karisma mix n° 56 dyelot 6917, comment est-ce possible?
02.11.2020 - 19:12DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Cerioli, contactez les différents magasins DROPS listés ci-dessus pour leur demander s'ils ont cette référence en stock - vous pouvez également demander à d'autres tricoteuses du monde entier dans notre groupe DROPS Workshop. Bon tricot!
03.11.2020 kl. 09:13JOYEUX wrote:
Bonjour Je cherche une laine DK pour faire une couverture pour bébé....merci de votre aide concernant...la souplesse et la douceur , dans un grand choix de couleurs car j’ai en tête une couverture patchwork Merci merci!!! Pascale
02.11.2020 - 00:57DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Joyeux, vous trouverez ici toutes nos laines du groupe B (type DK) - DROPS Merino Extra Fine pourrait convenir, mais votre magasin DROPS saura mieux répondre à vos attentes de façon individuelle (même par mail ou téléphone). Bon tricot!
02.11.2020 kl. 10:00Vesna wrote:
Jeg er ved at strikke et projekt med karisma mix farve 22 og mangler mere garn, men kan ikke finde garnet i denne farve nogen steder. Er den ved at udgå? Og har I evt et restlager? Mvh
29.10.2020 - 13:09DROPS Design answered:
Hei Vesna. Ja, farge nr. 22, jeansblå er utgått fra vårt sortiment og vi har ingen restlager. Ta kontakt med butikker og hør om de har noe av denne fargen evnt gjør en etterlysning på sosiale medier. Der er det mange brukere som hjelper hverandre med garnetterlysning. mvh DROPS design
02.11.2020 kl. 08:58Charlette Lorenzi wrote:
Comment commander la laine
21.10.2020 - 17:18DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Lorenzi, cliquez sur la petite icone "caddy" pour accéder à la liste des magasins DROPS en France proposant cette laine - choisissez ensuite votre magasin dans cette liste en cliquant sur "commander", vous serez dirigée vers leur boutique en ligne où vous pourrez passer commande. Vous pourrez également retrouver toute la liste des magasins DROPS ici. Bon tricot!
22.10.2020 kl. 11:02Kristina Gustafsson wrote:
Hur mycket är frakten?
19.10.2020 - 19:58DROPS Design answered:
Hej Kristina. Det är olika hos olika återförsäljare. Om du klickar på den gröna knappen med en kundvagn på så får du upp en lista med återförsäljare som säljer detta garn. Klicka på beställ efter den återförsäljare du vill beställa från så blir du skickad till deras webshop och där finns även info om deras fraktkostnader. Mvh DROPS Design
20.10.2020 kl. 12:27Sirkku Sagath wrote:
Vilka är färgkoder till Night Shades-tröjan Drops Design u- 874 i den turkosa varianten?
16.10.2020 - 11:03DROPS Design answered:
Hej. Det är dessa färger i den turkosa varianten: DROPS Karisma 69, 50, 56, 01, 55. Mvh DROPS Design
20.10.2020 kl. 12:30Karisma wrote:
Hej, har stickat tre \\\" islandströjor\\\" för vuxna och är lite besviken över knutarna som funnits i mitt Karisma garn. I ett 50 gr nystan har det funnits 5-6 stucken knutar och flere \\\" tjocka klimpar\\\". Skall sticka två tröjor till men nu är jag mycket betänksam över om jag borde byta garn ty jag gillar verkligen inte att ett så pass dyrt garn innehåller så många fel.nMvh Carola Tilljander-Strömsholm
09.10.2020 - 19:31Tone Merete Lesteberg wrote:
Hei. Jeg ønsker å kjøpe garn til Lemon pie set, lue. Hvordan bestiller jeg det?
05.10.2020 - 19:05DROPS Design answered:
Hej Tone. Du kan antingen trycka på den gröna handlevagnen på denna sida och sedan på knappen Bestill för att beställa garnet online eller så tar du kontakt med en av våra forhandlere via telefon om du hellre vill det. Mvh DROPS Design
09.10.2020 kl. 12:06Roberta Schear wrote:
I need 2 more balls of Karisma color 50, dye lot 1333 to complete a sweater. Do you have them and how long would it take to get to Oakland Ca and how much will it cost? Thanks Bobbi Schear
22.09.2020 - 22:16DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Schear, please contact our DROPS stores shipping to US to ask them if they have the right color/dyelot. Happy knititng!
23.09.2020 kl. 08:36Ágnes Várszegi wrote:
What is the difference between yarn "Karisma uni" and "Karisma mix".
20.09.2020 - 11:38DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Várszegi , the unicolour are all made with one colour while the mix colours have some small variations. Happy knitting!
21.09.2020 kl. 16:12Leibe Segal wrote:
Good afternoon. I plan to make a baby garment and would like to choose a yarn that can go into the washing machine and also into the dryer. I would like the baby to have more than one wear from it, without the risk that when the mother puts it into the dryer, it shrinks! Do you have any suggestions for me?
16.09.2020 - 17:07DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Segal, some of our yarns have been treated superwash but any of them can be dryed in a dryer. Do not hesitate to contact your DROPS store for any assistance choosing the best matching yarn. Happy knitting!
17.09.2020 kl. 10:43Sheila Whitson wrote:
What is a yarn similar in the US drops karisma and the cost?
14.09.2020 - 11:08Sheila Whitson wrote:
I would like to order the yarn for night shades - knitted sweater round yoke in drops karisma size xxxl
13.09.2020 - 10:51DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Whitson, please find the list of DROPS stores shipping to US here. Happy knitting!
14.09.2020 kl. 10:17Silke Thomsen wrote:
Hallo, ich möchte gerne aus Karisma eine Wolldecke Stricken, ca. in den Maßen 2,20 x 1,80 m. Wieviele Wollknäule werde ich ungefähr benötigen?
09.09.2020 - 16:18DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Thomsen, ja nach dem Muster, Maschenprobe usw wird es unterschiedlich, hier finden Sie Decke, die mit einem Garn der Garngruppe B - wie Karisma - gestrickt werden, so können Sie sich davon inspirieren lassen; gerne wird Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden noch weiter helfen - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
10.09.2020 kl. 10:07Eva Morgan wrote:
Söker ett garn (ull) som ska ha ha en virkfasthet 3x3 cm=. 6 maskor x 7 varv. Passar det med Karisma eLer ska jag välja ett annat garn?
09.09.2020 - 15:47DROPS Design answered:
Hej Eva, ja det lyder til at det skulle passe fint. Husk at lave en hækleprøve. God fornøjelse!
10.09.2020 kl. 14:49Jonna Krath wrote:
Kære drops Hvilken forskel er der på Karisma mix og Karisma uni colour? Venlig hilsen Jonna
05.09.2020 - 10:28DROPS Design answered:
Hei Jonna. DROPS Karisma uni er ensfarget garn, men mix er det miks farger (litt sjattering i fargen). I noen kvaliteter kan uni farge være billigere enn mix farger. mvh DROPS design
07.09.2020 kl. 06:49Evelyne Lesly wrote:
Bonjour, j'aime beaucoup les couleurs de Karisma. Mais le modèle que je voudrais faire est en aiguilles n.6 et demande 10 pelotes ( pelote de 105 m). De combien de pelotes aurais-je besoin si je le fais en Karisma ? merci d'avance
29.08.2020 - 18:32DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Lesly, lisez attentivement ces explications sur les alternatives afin d'être bien certaine que Karisma est bien celle qu'il vous faut, si vous avez un doute, n'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin, même par mail ou téléphone, on saura vous aider. Bon tricot!
31.08.2020 kl. 10:56Christina wrote:
What type of wool is this? since I suppose its not merino or Peruvian highland, how breathable is this material?
27.08.2020 - 18:20DROPS Design answered:
Dear Christina! DROPS Karisma is 100% sheep wool, so it has all benefits of natural yarn and it is breathable. Happy knitting!
09.09.2020 kl. 17:25Anne Britt Forodden wrote:
Hei kan dere hjelpe meg med to nøster av Drops Karisma Uni Colour med farge nr:69 Mvh Anne Britt
22.08.2020 - 11:55DROPS Design answered:
Hei Anne Britt. Vi sender ikke enkelt nøster til privat personer, kun kilovis til butikker. Ta kontakt med butikken du har kjøpt garnet hos og hør om de kan hjelpe deg. Eller evnt bruk de ulike gruppene på sosiale medier, der er det mange som hjelper hverandre med etterlysning av garn/partinr. mvh DROPS design
24.08.2020 kl. 08:50
Gerty wrote:
Ik zou graag de trui met patroonnummer 54-3 maken. Daarvoor wordt Karisma nr 48, 49 en 52 gebruikt. Nu zie ik nr 49 Roest nergens meer . Kan ik het nog bij u kopen?\r\nAls alternatief wordt Camelia aangeraden 16, 37 en 36, maar dat is niet meer te koop, zover ik zie. \r\nKunt u mij aan de juiste wol helpen om deze mooie trui te breien. NB ik wil de lange versie maken. \r\n\r\nMet vriendelijke groet, \r\nGerty van Roosmalen
01.11.2020 - 23:39