from:
2.90£
3.75€
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!
Šárka Kružíková wrote:
Kolik příze merino extra fine je potřeba na dětskou deku velikosti 80x80, také bych chtěla vědět velikost jehlic a přibližný počet ok. Děkuji za odpověď.
03.11.2020 - 15:11DROPS Design answered:
Hi Sarka! Should you need any individual assistance, please contact the store where you bought the yarn, even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
30.11.2020 kl. 10:05Martina Bezděková wrote:
Dobrý den, jsou barvy Merino Extra Fine a Big Merino kompatibilní? Děti mají šálky z Big Merino Olivové (č. 13). Ráda bych jim vyrobila čepice z Merino Extra Fine stejné barvy, ale nevím, která zelená to je popř. zda vůbec ty barvy sedí? Děkuji! Martina Bezděková
01.11.2020 - 10:25DROPS Design answered:
Hi Martina! Should you need any individual assistance, please contact the store where you bought the yarn, even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
30.11.2020 kl. 10:04Ragnhild Persen wrote:
Jeg får for lite garn til et prosjekt å vil gjerne etterbestille 100g drops merino extra fine uni colour i fargen rust. Colour 42 og Dyelot 46813 Mvh Ragnhild Persen Aftretsvegen 22 7580 Selbu
19.10.2020 - 10:58DROPS Design answered:
Hej Ragnhild. Ta kontakt med den forhandlere du köpte garnet av (det står på din orderbekräftelse) så hjälper de dig. Du hittar enlista över våra forhandlere här
23.10.2020 kl. 09:49Eva Amlinger Öberg wrote:
Hej ! Detta är nog den underligaste frågan ni fått. Har jag beställt ett antal nystan Baby merino extra fine hos er? Jag kommer faktiskt inte ihåg!!
15.10.2020 - 17:23DROPS Design answered:
Hej Eva. Om du beställer garn av oss (dvs någon av våra återförsäljare) så ska du få ett mail som bekräftar din order. Se om du har fått någon orderbekräftelse i din inkorg (det kan även hamna i skräp-posten). Mvh DROPS Design
16.10.2020 kl. 10:46Rhona Geisler wrote:
On your page for Drops Merino Super Fine you have photos of balls of wool and the second photo in has a pink yarn at the front. That is the colour I am looking for. can you advise what this shade is please? Also, what are the other shades in this photo? I'm not sure if you have thought of showing the yarn in this way, rather than a colour chart, as it helps give a truer picture of the yarn colour. Kind regards Rhona
13.10.2020 - 14:28DROPS Design answered:
Dear Rhona, on this photo, you can seee colours number: 21, 22, 40, 14, 25, 16. Happy knitting!
14.10.2020 kl. 11:10Milagros Manzanares wrote:
Ich habe vor kurzem 4 Farben dieser Wolle gekauft. Und die haben einen sehr starken Geruch an Chemie. So das beim stricken einen ganz bitteren Geschmack im Mund hat. Habe die einzelnen knäule 2 mal in der Waschmaschine bei 40 grad gewaschen. Es ist trotzdem weiterhin noch ein leichter Geruch da. Wollte Baby Decken Stricken. Habe aber bedenken das es evtl. schädlich sein könnte. Was soll ich machen?
08.10.2020 - 20:59DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Manzanares, könnten Sie bitte Ihrem DROPS Laden das alles erzählen und Farbebäder usw. Herzlichen Dank im voraus! Viel Spaß beim stricken!
09.10.2020 kl. 08:55Angela Sveen wrote:
Jeg mangler et nøste i farge 36 - 91896, er det mulig å få tak i ?
05.10.2020 - 19:55DROPS Design answered:
Hej Angela. Ta kontakt med våra forhandlere för att se om någon av dem har det på lager. Annars finns det flera stick-grupper på Facebook där man kan göra efterlysningar på garn där du kanske kan hitta det. Mvh DROPS design
07.10.2020 kl. 11:36Silvia wrote:
Posso lacorare un maglione con la lana Merino extra Fine facendo i disegni a jacquard con la lana Delight o i due filati sono troppo diversi in grossezza? È meglio forse abbinare la Baby merino o l'Alpaca alla Delight? Grazie per la risposta. Silvia
17.09.2020 - 20:29DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Silvia, per un aiuto così personalizzato si può rivolgere al suo rivenditore DROPS di fiducia, eventualmente anche via mail, che le mostrerà gli abbinamenti dei filati che desidera. Buon lavoro!
25.09.2020 kl. 09:37Rosemarie wrote:
Hallo Ich würde gerne eine Patchwork Decke stricken. Jedes Feld soll ein anderes Muster bekommen. Ich bin noch auf der Suche nach der richtigen Wolle. Können Sie mir da weiterhelfen? Ich würde gerne in Nadelstärke 4 oder 5 stricken. Die Wolle soll aber nicht zu dünn sein damit ich dann auch fertig werde bevor der Winter vorbei ist ;-) Ich freue mich sehr auf eine Antwort. Viele Grüße Rosemarie
16.09.2020 - 13:39DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Rosemarie, DROPS Merino Extra Fine haben wir schon für Babydecke gestrickt - gerne wird Ihnen Ihr DROPS Laden - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail weiterhelfen sowie empfehlen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
17.09.2020 kl. 10:39Schielke wrote:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Ich habe am 05.09.2020 wolle hellgrau Drops Merino extra fein bestellt. Leider ist die Ware bis heute nicht eingetroffen. Wann kann ich mit dieser rechnen Mit freundlichen Grüßen Silvana Schielke
14.09.2020 - 18:35DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Schielke, wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an dem Laden, wo Sie die Wolle bestellt haben, gerne wird man Ihnen dort weiterhelfen - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
15.09.2020 kl. 09:51Phuong Kern wrote:
Hello, Why I can’t place an order for yarn on garnstudio.com? Thank you!
12.09.2020 - 02:21DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Kern, you have to order from one of our DROPS stores - see list of DROPS stores shipping to USA here. Happy knitting!
14.09.2020 kl. 10:16Hilary Williamson wrote:
Hi, I have a pattern that is Jaeger knitted in Jaeger Matchmaker 2 DK, 15 x 50grm balls. Would you be able to help with conversion to use Merino extra fine DK pleas? Regards, Hilary
08.09.2020 - 10:31DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Williamson, you might find help from this lesson here - remember your DROPS store will also help you, even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
08.09.2020 kl. 10:47Dicky wrote:
Ik zoek nog 8 bollen, drop merino extra fine uni Color nr 40 poederrose, verfbad 94860 en 20 bollen GD0045-41 olijfgroen
08.09.2020 - 10:08DROPS Design answered:
Dag Dicky,
Voor vragen over bollen van een specifiek verfbad kun je het beste even contact opnemen met je verkooppunt.
22.11.2020 kl. 19:01Marcella Drumm wrote:
Is Drops merino wool non mulesing please?
07.09.2020 - 11:06DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Drumm, please read more about our Merino yarns here. Happy knitting!
08.09.2020 kl. 10:44Manuela wrote:
Hallo, ich benötige für eine Strickmaschine, eine geeignete Wolle. LG Manuela
04.09.2020 - 17:00DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Manuela, nehmen Sie bitte Kontakt mit Ihrem DROPS Laden - je nach Ihre Strickmaschine könnte die Antwort unterschiedlich sein. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
07.09.2020 kl. 10:19Gtrot wrote:
First time order - usually want to knit with thicker yarn but this lovely soft quality yarn may well have a convert. The cotton merino also deserves a recommendation. As both are machine wahable will be using for knitting for children. Impressed
04.09.2020 - 16:50Mari Mar De Antonio wrote:
Buenos días Me falta una madeja de lana de Merino extra fine color 42 tintada 42937 , me podíais decir si la puedo conseguir de alguna manera?
04.09.2020 - 09:26DROPS Design answered:
Hola Mari Mar, nosotros no nos dedicamos a la venta de las lanas, esta página está dedicada a la publicación de patrones. Te recomendamos ponerte en contacto con la tienda donde compraste la lana para obtener una solución. También puedes consultar en el siguiente enlace las tiendas en España para ver si alguna tiene el ovillo de esa tintada en concreto. https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?action=local&id=23&cid=23
30.09.2020 kl. 21:39Olga ,karinreime wrote:
Hei vil gjerne kjøpe mer av merino extra fine ,får ikke opp handlekurv,hva gjø eg så
03.09.2020 - 20:14Olga Karin Reime wrote:
Hei vil gjerne kjøpe mer av merino extra fine,men får ikkeopp handlekurv,hva gjør eg så
03.09.2020 - 20:11DROPS Design answered:
Hej Olga. Du kan ta kontakt med en av våra forhandlere direkt för att köpa garnet. Mvh DROPS Design
04.09.2020 kl. 13:13Agnes Pons-Zijderveld wrote:
Zeer teleurgesteld over dit materiaal: Ik heb een pak kruippak van jullie site gemaakt en daarbij het genoemde materiaal gebruikt. Met een minimaal scheutje wol en fijn is alle elasticiteit uit het materiaal verdwenen. De verhouding van lengte en breedte van het pak zijn zoek. Is geen leuk kraamcadeau meer. Verspild geld en verspilde tijd.
03.09.2020 - 08:47Angela Long wrote:
I recently bought Drops lLace in 3 colours (Powder pink: Ice `blue and red) to make scarves for my sisters. I want now to buy a slightly thicker yarn ( I think maybe extra fine merino ) to make berets for them... maybe a 4mm needle yarn..But I need advice on which colours will be near or will tone with the scarves..Thank you so much Angela Long
30.08.2020 - 14:38DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Long, please contact your DROPS store, it might be the best way to get help with colours - you will get help even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
31.08.2020 kl. 11:00Knitter wrote:
This and many other yarns too are "Made in EU". Where there?
25.08.2020 - 18:32Sandra Harris wrote:
Do you ship to New Zealand?
25.08.2020 - 03:53DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Harris, you will find list of DROPS stores shipping worldwide here. Happy knitting!
25.08.2020 kl. 09:40Sissel Slydahl wrote:
Hei, jeg skulle hatt 5 nøster med Merino extra fine nr. 31, skogsgrønn med innfarging 51990, kan dette finnes noen steder? Med vennlig hilsen Sissel Slydahl
23.08.2020 - 22:50DROPS Design answered:
Hei Sissel. 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. 08:51
Karin Junker wrote:
Hej! \\r\\nJag skulle vilja gärna sticka en sjal med ’Warming Stripes’ (Det randiga mönster som visar global temperaturökningen) i merino extrafine. Vilka färger skulle ni rekommendera?\\r\\nTack för hjälpen! \\r\\nMVH, Karin
15.09.2020 - 09:48