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!
Moncet wrote:
Bonjour, Est ce que je peux faire le modèle Dun avec la "DROPS Merino Extra Fine" ? Merci je n'ai pas encore créé de compte cela ne saurait tarder Merci
11.10.2021 - 15:43DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Moncet, je ne suis pas certaine du modèle que vous voulez tricotez, mais vous pouvez utiliser le convertisseur sur la page du modèle pour voir les alternatives possibles. Votre magasin DROPS saura également vous aider, même par mail ou téléphone. Bon tricot!
12.10.2021 kl. 09:15Jo March wrote:
Being superwashed, is this yarn suitable for socks? Thank you.
05.10.2021 - 06:19DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs March, sure it is, find all our socks patterns worked in DROPS Merino Extra Fine here. Happy knitting!
05.10.2021 kl. 07:59Ania wrote:
Dzień dobry, Wasza strona od kilku dni nie działa. Kiedy można się spodziewać, że znów zacznie działać jak wcześniej? Z góry dziękuję za odpowiedź Ania
30.09.2021 - 10:05DROPS Design answered:
Witaj Aniu, pracuję na stronie i u mnie działa. Spróbuj zaktualizować przeglądarkę, albo sprawdź na innym urządzeniu. Powodzenia!
30.09.2021 kl. 14:43Stefanie Knipper wrote:
Ich benötige Hilfe bei der Suche nach folgender Wolle : Drops Merino Extra Fine mix in der Farbe 04 aus der Charge 50759, da ich noch weitere Knäuel benötige um mein Projekt fertig zu stellen. Ich hoffe sie können mir helfen. Beste Grüße Stefanie Knipper
26.09.2021 - 23:37DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Knipper, am besten wenden Sie sich an den unterschiedlichen DROPS Läden, die diese Wolle führen; vielleicht können Sie auch mal andere Kundinen in unserem DROPS Workshop fragen?
27.09.2021 kl. 09:16Silvia Borrego wrote:
Do you have deliveries to MEXICO ?, and how much does it cost?, and how long does it take ?
19.09.2021 - 14:54DROPS Design answered:
Dear Silvia, here you can find the stores that worldwide shipping DROPS yarns: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?id=17&cid=19
19.09.2021 kl. 21:57Alicia wrote:
Buenos días. Me he hecho un jersey con esta lana y al lavarlo (a mano, con agua fría) ha duplicado su tamaño. Lo sequé en horizontal y sin estirar. ¿por qué ocurre esto? ¿Cómo puedo hacer para que vuelva a su tamaño original? Gracias
18.09.2021 - 10:47DROPS Design answered:
Hola Alicia, que vuelva al mismo tamaño con solo lavados es muy díficil. Lo más probable es que se lavara con demasiada agua y quedara agua en el hilo al secar; para evitarlo, se sugiere que antes de secar la prenda se intente recoger los restos de agua con una toalla, para que la prenda no esté tan mojada. Lo único que se podría hacer es intentar lavar la prenda en una lavadora con centrifugado. Puede que de esta forma se pueda recuperar su tamaño, aunque no es completamente seguro.
19.09.2021 kl. 22:02Marianne Hansen wrote:
Hej. Jeg er næsten færdig med en sweater “Siberia” drops 185/ 2 og har købt 2 nøgler ekstra garn ift. til den størrelse jeg skulle strikke. Nu er garnet alligevel sluppet op og Marista, hvor jeg har købt garnet har ikke flere nøgler i den indfarvning jeg har brugt. Jeg vil derfor gerne have at vide hvor jeg kan købe det sidste nøgle garn jeg mangler. Det er Merino extra fine color “19 “ og Dyelot/indfarvning 90084. På forhånd mange tak. Med venlig hilsen Marianne
17.09.2021 - 14:50DROPS Design answered:
Hei Marianne. Vi selger bare kilovis til butikker. Men ta kontakt med en annen butikk / en nettbutikk og hør om de har denne innfargingen. Du finner alle butikker under: Finn en butikk! Ellers så anbefaler jeg deg å bruke diverse sosiale medier for håndarbeid (f.eks DROPS Workshop), der er det mange brukere som hjelper hverandre med etterlysning av garn og partinr. mvh DROPS design
20.09.2021 kl. 10:13Michaela wrote:
Hej. Jeg har strikket en sweater i Merino Extra Fine på pind nr 8 i retstrik med en følgetråd af silkemohair. Jeg har vasket trøjen på 20 grader, 800 omdrejninger i centrifugering og med uldvaskemiddel. Trøjen er nu vokset meget i længden på både krop og ærmer og er nu alt for stor. Er det normalt for Extra Fine Merino at vokse meget i vask? På forhånd tak.
14.09.2021 - 13:02DROPS Design answered:
Hei Michaela. Den spesielle oppbyggingen av DROPS Merino Extra Fine, som er kabelspunnet av flere tråder for å få rundhet og volum, gjør garnet ekstra elastisk. Det er derfor viktig å ha riktig strikkefasthet for å unngå at plagget strekkes og det er veldig viktig å vaske etter vaskeanvisningen, finvask 40°C. Blir den vasket feil, vil den "vokse". Usikker på hvordan din følgetråd skal vaskes, men sjekk etikketen og evnt strikk en prøvelapp av begge og vask for å sjekke resulatet. mvh DROPS design
15.09.2021 kl. 13:28Ilona wrote:
Onko tämä Lanka mulesing vapaa?
09.09.2021 - 18:08DROPS Design answered:
Kyllä on.
14.04.2022 kl. 17:13Angelika wrote:
Ich habe noch nie ihre Drops Merino extra fine und die Drops cotton 50% und Merino extrafine verstrickt. Meine Enkeltochter (13) möchte gern einen Cardigan, etwas länger haben. Ich würde gern eine von diesen beiden Garnen dazu nehmen. Das Muster wird Halbpatent. Welche der beiden Garne könnten Sie mir empfehlen?? Mit cotton oder ohne? Und noch 1 Frage. Die Drops Silk ist das ein weiches Garn ? Oder eher etwas kratzig? Wenn ich es mit Vielen Dank und liebe Grüße
08.09.2021 - 23:20DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Angelika, am besten wenden Sie sich an Ihrem DROPS Laden, dort wird man Ihnen die beste passende Wolle empfehlen - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail. Finden Sie einen DROPS Händler hier. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
09.09.2021 kl. 09:21Christine wrote:
Do you ship to Australia please?
08.09.2021 - 14:11DROPS Design answered:
Dear Christine, sure you will find the list of DROPS stores shipping worldwide, including Australia here. Visit their website and do not hesitate to contact them for any further information. Happy knitting!
08.09.2021 kl. 16:06PLSW-ISA Astrid Giese wrote:
Hallo, auf der Drops-Seite wirbt die Firma wollofant.de mit einem Preis von 2,00 EUR pro 50 g Merino Extra-fine. Wenn man auf Seite geht und alle verfügbaren Farben durchgeht kosten alle Farben dort EUR 2,40. Hier wird man als Verbraucher unter Vortäuschung falscher Preise auf die Seite der Firma gelockt und so etwas geht einfach nicht- man nennt so etwas auch Verbaruchertäuschung!! Gruß Astrid Giese
03.09.2021 - 19:57DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Giese, der Preis stimmt jetzt bei dem Laden, es war vielleicht falsch nur die Zeit, daß sie die Preisen aktualisieren. Gerne können Sie immer direkt den Laden daüber warnen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
06.09.2021 kl. 08:42Bente Storrø wrote:
Hei. Er det mulig å få bestillt fargekart av Drops Merino Extra fine?
02.09.2021 - 19:08DROPS Design answered:
Hei Bente. Vi selger ingen fargekart, kun digitalt som du finner på nettsiden vår. mvh DROPS design
06.09.2021 kl. 07:43Sybille wrote:
Liebes Drops-Team,\ ich habe schon sehr viel mit Ihren Garnen gestrickt und finde die Garne sehr schön. Seit ungefähr einem halben Jahr lässt die Qualität aber sehr nach. Im Moment stricke ich mit Merino extrafine und habe nicht ein einziges Knäuel bei dem kein Knoten oder ausgefranzte Fäden vorhanden sind, so dass ich ständig neu ansetzen muss. Das ist sehr ärgerlich. Es wäre schön, wenn Sie bei Ihren Herstellern auf mehr Qualität dringen würden. Liebe Grüße Sybille
29.08.2021 - 09:43DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Sybille, sorry und danke für Ihre Rückmeldung; wenden Sie sich bitte an dem DROPS Laden, wo Sie die Wolle gekauft haben, dort wird man Ihnen gerne weiterhelfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
30.08.2021 kl. 08:27Elke Breuer wrote:
Guten Tag, ich würde gerne 5 Knäuel der Merino Extra Fine in der Farbe 30 Partie 55947 nachbestellen. Ist das möglich? Viele Grüße Elke Breuer
18.08.2021 - 12:06DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Breuer, gerne fragen Sie Ihr DROPS Laden - auch telefonisch oder per E-Mail. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
18.08.2021 kl. 14:11Kaisa wrote:
Merino Extra Fine -lankaa pistaasin värisenä on netin mukaan vain tukkukauppiaan varastossa. Miten sieltä voi sitä tilata?
13.08.2021 - 12:21Anna wrote:
Welches superwash Verfahren wird bei der Merinowolle verwendet: Säurebad oder Polymerbeschichtung? Viele Grüße
12.08.2021 - 11:54DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Anna, diese Informationen haben wir leider nicht, aber unsere DROPS Merino Extra Fine hat eine Oeko-Tex Zertifierung (siehe Beschreibung), es kann Ihnen sicher helfen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
12.08.2021 kl. 16:21Ritva Kuusniemi wrote:
Miksi ei kerrota missä maassa eteläamerikasta tuotettu villa kehrätään ja käsitellään Drops extra fine superwash-langaksi ? EU ei ole mikään maa . Mistä tulee nimi Drops ?
08.08.2021 - 12:56Ute Albrecht wrote:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Ich benötige noch ein Knäuel Drops Merino extra finde color 20 (dunkelblau). Allerdings mit der dyelot 53751. Die neue Produktion mit der dyelot 84878 passt leider farblich gar nicht. Haben sie eventuell noch etwas vorrätig. Mfg Ute Albrecht
06.08.2021 - 09:46DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Albrecht, am besten wenden Sie sich an anderen DROPS Laden - in unserem DROPS Workshop können Sie auch mal andere Strickerinnen fragen, ob eine mithelfen kann. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
09.08.2021 kl. 09:05Judith Crowe wrote:
I ordered and payed for one ball each of ice blue, navy, pale blue, and off white. They were not delivered by Hermes and I couldnt contact them. It was so long ago that I do not have an order reference. would the yarn have been returned if not delivered? If I have to reorder could you advise which supplier has all 4 colours to save me trawling through?
29.07.2021 - 12:08DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Crowe, for any question about orders, please contact the store where you order from - check the list of DROPS stores and their website to check which of them has the required colours in stock. Happy knitting!
30.07.2021 kl. 09:29Judith Crowe wrote:
Some time ago I ordered 4 balls of this wool to finish a garment. One each of off white, ice blue, pale blue and navy. there was a 12 week wait for one of the colours to be in stock. at last hermes tried to deliver. I was away on Monday, at home on Tuesday but they left a note saying they couldnt deliver. when I tried to contact them on line it said the site was not secure and I couldnt connect. I have payed for the wool, but if I have to reorder could you advise me which store has all 4 colours
27.07.2021 - 15:00DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Crowe, you can get the list of DROPS stores in your country that have Merino Extra Fine on stock by clicking on "order" above - then click on the name of each store to get their profile so that you can find their telephone number and e-mail to ask them. Happy knitting!
28.07.2021 kl. 08:28Mariane wrote:
Please inform how much the shipping cost to Indonesia
19.07.2021 - 17:15DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mariane, we don't sell the yarns through this website. In order to buy our yarns from Indonesia, you need to check with the stores that ship worldwide, which you can find in the following link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
19.07.2021 kl. 20:36Mary Franks wrote:
Can you please let me know how many balls of the Merino wool for a ladies sweater with short sleeves size 38 bust. Do you have any patterns for that wool? How much to post it to Canada? Sincerely Mary Franks
19.07.2021 - 05:59DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Franks, this will vary with the shape of the garment, the tension, the pattern ... you will find our patterns with short sleeves worked in Merino Extra Fine here and patterns worked with a yarn group B (where you can use Merino Extra Fine using the yarn converter) here. Happy knitting!
19.07.2021 kl. 09:37Jutta wrote:
Hallo, wird es die Cotton Merino dieses Jahr im Angebot/Sale geben?
12.07.2021 - 18:28DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Jutta, aufgrund der Umstände ist noch nichts geplant - aber folgen Sie uns in den Netzwerken und/oder Newsletter - und auch auf unserer Website werden Sie informiert, wenn irgendetwas kommt. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
13.07.2021 kl. 10:05
Kaija Silventoinen wrote:
Hei,sivuillanne merino Extra fine langan hinta on alessa 2,65€,olen juuri tilannut k.o. lankaa Kärkkäisen verkkokaupasta,hinta 3.30€ kerä,tarkistin asian juuri ja hinta on edelleen tuo 3,30€,miksi ,vaikka kaikissa myyntipaikoissa on hinnaksi merkitty 2,65 €?Eläkeläisille iso raha sillä tilasin lankaa 28 kerää,harmittaa,peruisin koko kaupan,mutta ovat jo lähipostissa juuri tänään tulleet
09.09.2021 - 16:45