from:
3.75€
per 50 g
Content: 100% Wool
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 105 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).
Made from 100% extra fine merino wool fibers, DROPS Merino Extra Fine is a warm and super soft yarn, that's gentle on the skin, and therefore great for baby and children garments. Spun from multiple thin strands, it gives beautiful, even stitches, and it’s Ideal for textured patterns such as cables and seed stitch. Garments made in this yarn are very comfortable, have extra elasticity and great surface quality. It is this special construction that makes it important to use the correct tension in your project, so use a tight tension rather than a loose one.
DROPS Merino Extra Fine yarn is superwash treated, which means it's machine washable and suitable for everyday use; but when washing your garments you must be extra careful and follow closely the care instructions. This yarn is spun from fibers from free-range, mulesing free animals from South America, DROPS Merino Extra Fine is Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified.
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!
Anne Ullestad wrote:
Hei, er merino ekstra fine egnet til sokker som er mye i bruk.? Mvh Anne
14.01.2021 - 14:57DROPS Design answered:
Hei Anne. Om sokkene er mye i bruk ville jeg ha anbefalt et mer slitesterkt garn, f.eks DROPS Fabel og DROPS Nord (både med 1 og 2 tråder). Disse kvalitetene innholder polyamid, som gjør garnet mer slitesterkt. mvh DROPS design
15.01.2021 kl. 13:31C Gagnon wrote:
How Many Time to ship in canada
13.01.2021 - 23:14DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Gagnon, you will find here the list of stores in/shipping to Canada - contact Nordic Yarn for the list of stores there and contact each store to get more info about the shipment. Happy knitting!
14.01.2021 kl. 08:02Linda Carnall wrote:
Iam searching for 3 more balls of merino extrafine in Colour 27 dye lot46850. Can you help? Thank you
12.01.2021 - 16:24DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Carnall, please contact our DROPS Stores and you can also ask other customers in our DROPS Workshop. Happy knitting!
13.01.2021 kl. 09:06Truus wrote:
Heeft u ook een kleurenkaart voor mij. Zou dat graag willen hebben. Ik brei veel met deze garen. Ik ben allergisch voor andere garen. Maar soms vindt ik de kleuren toch anders als dat ik ze dacht. Hoop dat u mij kan helpen. Vast bedankt.🌹
10.01.2021 - 15:23DROPS Design answered:
Dag Truus,
Alle kleuren staan op de website, we hebben helaas geen fysieke kleurstalen. Mocht je twijfelen, dan kun je je verkooppunt vagen hoe het werkt met het terug sturen van bollen, zodat je evt. wat extra kleuren kunt bestellen om te bekijken.
17.01.2021 kl. 15:26Ólöf Helga Haraldsdóttir wrote:
Góðan daginn ekki eigi þið þennan bleika lit nr 40 með þessu lotunúmeri 46576?,, Mér var gefið 6 í jólagjöf og þær eru ekki allar með sama lotunumeri það eru 2 dokkur sem eru með öðru lotunúmeri ef þið eigið þetta lotunumer er einhver möguleiki að fá að koma og skipta hjá ykkur koma með 2 og fa annað lotunumer ?:) Kv Ólöf
07.01.2021 - 18:38DROPS Design answered:
Blessuð Helga. Endilega hafðu samband við verslanir sem selja DROPS garnið okkar á Íslandi. Þú finnur verslanirnar efst á síðunni okkar undir Finna verslun. Gangi þér vel.
08.01.2021 kl. 12:01Kevin Green wrote:
Could you please delete my previous post (question) of 26.12.2020 - 17:35: I was unaware this would be public and and would prefer not to have my address shown. Many thanks
04.01.2021 - 11:57DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mr Green - your adress has been deleted, do you want us to delete your both comments? Emails are not kept in our system. Thank you!
05.01.2021 kl. 14:01Merete Stensbjerg wrote:
Hej har I drops merino ekstra fine grå mix 05 indfarvnings nr 43835
04.01.2021 - 11:41DROPS Design answered:
Hei Merete. Vi selger bare kilovis til butikker. Men ta kontakt med din butikk og hør om de har. Ellers så anbefaler jeg deg å bruke sosiale medier for håndarbeid, der er det mange brukere som hjelper hverandre med etterlysning av garn og partinr. mvh DROPS design
11.01.2021 kl. 11:47Reetta Luoranen wrote:
Haluaisin tietää, ovatko Dropsin merinolangat (erityisesti tämä Merino Extra Fine mutta myös esim merinoa sisältävä Drops Air mulesing-vapaasta merinovillasta? Tätä tietoa en ole onnistunut löytämään mistään, enkä haluaisi tukea mulesing -toimenpidettä tekeviä tahoja hyödyntäviä brändejä.
02.01.2021 - 13:37DROPS Design answered:
Hei, merinolankamme ovat mulesing-vapaita.
14.04.2022 kl. 17:25Jenna wrote:
Onko merino lankanne mulesing vapaita?
02.01.2021 - 02:43DROPS Design answered:
Kyllä ovat.
14.04.2022 kl. 17:24Barbara Tobias wrote:
I would like to order some yarn, but can't find a way on your website to do that nor a telephone number.
30.12.2020 - 17:06DROPS Design answered:
Dear Barbara. In this website we don’t sell the yarns. We only publish the free patterns. Below you can find a list of the online shops with international shipping: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?id=17&cid=17 Happy knitting!
02.01.2021 kl. 19:58Kevin wrote:
Hi, Can I get a few different sample cards please? I am looking to find a consistent range to use for a range of English Football team colour products. Many thanks.
26.12.2020 - 17:35DROPS Design answered:
Dear Kevin. We don’t have shade cards for sale. You should contact your nearest DROPS store for further information. Happy knitting!
03.01.2021 kl. 22:27Karin Kastehein wrote:
Tere! Palun nõu, milliste Merino Extra Fine lõngade kombin oleks parim teki jaoks, nagu on lehel : Daisyfarmcarfts, 8 free crochet gingham blancet; hallide ruutudega (siia ei saa linki panna). Kas: valge 01 ja helehall 05 mix ja hall 04 mix? Või: helehall 05 ja hall 04 ja tumehall 03. Tähtis on, et üleminekud oleks õrnad, aga ei julge ekraanil värvi üle otsustada. Aitäh!
17.12.2020 - 19:47Mirjam Rijsdijk wrote:
Hallo, Ik heb een vraag: Ik ben een trui aan het breien maar kom 3 bollen garen tekort. Het betreft het garen Drops Merino Extra Fine, kleurnummer 13 (denim blauw), verfbad 91898. Zou u kunnen nagaan of u misschien nog een paar bollen met dit kleurnummer heeft? Als dit het geval is wil ik er graag 3 bestellen. Bij voorbaat dank voor uw moeite.
16.12.2020 - 17:01DROPS Design answered:
Dag Mirjam,
Voor vragen over kleurnummers en verfbaden kun je het beste terecht bij je verkooppunt. Zij kunnen je wellicht verder helpen om het juiste kleurbad te vinden.
24.01.2021 kl. 17:04Dagmar Scholz wrote:
Hallo, ich habe eine Frage. Da die Wolle aus 100 % Schurwolle ist, kratzt sie? Vielen Dank im Voraus für die Antwort. L. Gr. Dagmar Scholz
11.12.2020 - 08:51DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Scholz, DROPS Merino Extra Fine ist wirklich sehr weich, jede Empfindlichkeit ist aber individuel, gerne wird Ihnen gerne Ihr DROPS Laden weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
14.12.2020 kl. 10:53Jane McNaull wrote:
I am trying to source Colour 42 Dyelot 42956 or one that is very close and in colour Can you help with this ? Thanks Jane
08.12.2020 - 10:46DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs McNaull, please contact the different DROPS stores in your country/shipping there to get any assistance finding this dyelot. Happy knitting!
09.12.2020 kl. 07:21Marthe wrote:
Hvordan vasker man plagget når det er strikket i Merino extra fine + kid silk? Ved håndvask uten sentrifugering siger jo merino..
07.12.2020 - 01:57DROPS Design answered:
Hej Marthe, Uldtøj dufter ofte friskt igen, hvis man hænger det ud i luften (ikke i solen). Hvis du er nødt til at vaske tøjet, så prøv gerne med en lille strikkeprøve først. Prøv med 40 grader uldvask med centrifugering for Merino garnets skyld. Held og lykke!
07.12.2020 kl. 14:55Borghild Rørset wrote:
Da vart det min tur å etterlyse garn. Eg trenger eit nøste av drops merino extra fine farge nr 22, Dyelot 78664. Eg veit ikkje kor dette garnet er kjøp, eg fekk det i gave. Finnes det nokon som han hjelpe meg???
26.11.2020 - 11:46DROPS Design answered:
Hei Borghild. Prøv å legg ut din etterlysning på diverse sosoale medier, der er det mange brukere som hjelper hverandre. Vi selger kun kilovis til butikker. Lykke til, mvh DROPS design
30.11.2020 kl. 08:27Eija Muotka wrote:
Drops Merino extra fine 05/ 51092 erän kerissä solmuja noin 6 kpl /kerä. Ei liene normaalia, kun 01/51339 erän kerissä ei ainuttakaan. Pettynyt!
21.11.2020 - 13:26BERNARD Claire wrote:
Bonjour j 'ai tricoté le modèle 185-2 en mérinos extra fine mais il s'est complètement détendu au lavage, passant de la taille L à la taille XXL au moins! J'avais pourtant fait un échantillon correspondant aux dimensions demandées. Puis je essayer de le laver à 60 degrés pour le retressir? Avez vous une autre solution à me proposer? Merci pour votre réponse
20.11.2020 - 09:32DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Bernard, vous devez bien faire attention à votre tension avec les laines mérinos, il vaut mieux tricoter serré et laver l'échantillon avant de commencer pour ajuster la taille des aiguilles si besoin. Ensuite, veillez à bien respecter les consignes de lavage (machine, délicat) classiques - vous retrouverez ici des astuces complémentaires si besoin - pour toute assistance complémentaire, merci de bien vouloir contacter votre magasin, même par mail ou téléphone. Bon tricot!
23.11.2020 kl. 11:28MAIZIERES Claudine wrote:
Bonjour, est-il possible de tricoter ce fil en double, par exemple avec des aiguilles 6 puisque vous conseillez un travail plutôt serré ....
13.11.2020 - 11:02DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Maizieres, l'idéal est de tricoter un échantillon, de le laver, et de le laisser sécher à plat. Vous pouvez ensuite vérifier les mesures et recommencer si besoin pour trouver la taille des aiguilles idéales pour obtenir l'échantillon pour votre projet. Bon tricot!
16.11.2020 kl. 11:26LIVIO Dominique wrote:
Bonjour , Je vous ai commandé 2 pelotes de laines merinos extra fines naturel depuis 5 jours , je n'ai pas de nouvelles ? Cordialement
11.11.2020 - 16:08DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Livio, merci de bien vouloir directement contacter le magasin où vous avez passé votre commande (par téléphone, par mail ou via les réseaux sociaux), eux seuls pourront vous répondre. Bon tricot!
12.11.2020 kl. 09:51Eva Felber wrote:
Liebes Garnstudio-Team, mir fehlen zur Fertigstellung 2-3 Knäuel der Drops, Merino extra fine, Natur fb. 01, Partie 48390 Können sie mir helfen? Herzliche Grüße Eva Felber
11.11.2020 - 15:59DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Felber, fragen Sie bitte am besten Ihr DROPS Laden - im Notfall können Sie auch eine andere Strickerin in unserer DROPS Workshop fragen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
12.11.2020 kl. 09:56Felice Zwietering wrote:
Goedemiddag, Ik wil graag zeker weten dat de merino wol niet uit Australië komt en dat de schapen niet mishandeld zijn door mulesing.
09.11.2020 - 14:26Fanney Bjork Gudmunsdottir wrote:
Hvar get ég keypt drops garnið? Er hægt að panta það á netinu og fá sent heim vegna aðstæðna í þjófélaginu eða er opið í verslunum? Og þá í hvaða verslunum ?
03.11.2020 - 15:19DROPS Design answered:
Blessuð Fanney Björk. Þú finnur verslanir sem selja DROPS garn á Íslandi efst á síðunni okkar undir verslanir. Þar er einnig hægt að panta og fá sent heim. Gangi þér vel.
17.11.2020 kl. 13:47
Esther wrote:
Ik heb een vraag over drops Merino extra fine. Wat is het kleurnummer van het bolletje dat onderaan in het midden ligt op de foto met de blauwtinten (5e foto)?
08.01.2021 - 19:34