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2.50€
Content: 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide
Yarn Group:
A (23 - 26 stitches)
/ 4 ply / fingering
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 205 m
Recommended needle size: 3 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 24 sts x 32 rows
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, polyamide from Italy
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).
Hard wearing as only a sock yarn can be, DROPS Fabel is a 4 stranded yarn that is superwash treated, which makes it machine washable and easy to care for. Compared to regular sock yarns, DROPS Fabel is spun in a softer wool quality, which makes it an amazing all-round yarn, suitable for far more than socks - try it for baby garments!
Both print and long print colours in DROPS Fabel are produced with a method called “fancy dyeing” that differs from other methods in that each dye lot has small variations in both pattern and nuance. This is no fault or defect, but part of the yarn's character.
Knitted samples in this shade card show the transitions you get when knitting a few number of stitches, as in socks, so you can expect the colour gradient to look different/vary in projects with a different width.
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!
Lison wrote:
Bonjour si je commande de la laine est ce que vous avez une boutique au Canada pour ne pas payer la douane. Merci et bonne journée
19.10.2021 - 15:17DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Lison, retrouvez ici la liste des magasins pour le Canada, contactez Nordic Yarn pour avoir la liste des magasins au Canada. Bon tricot!
20.10.2021 kl. 08:15Lison Delarosbil wrote:
I would like to know if every wool is from Canada or do I have to pay for the douane
18.10.2021 - 19:57DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Delarosbil, you will find the list of DROPS stores in Canada (contact Nordic Yarn for the list) or shipping to Canada here - contact them for any further information. Happy knitting!
19.10.2021 kl. 08:45Markéta Mráčková wrote:
Dobrý den, je tato příze mulesing free? Odkud pochází? Je od volně chovaných ovcí? Dekuji
14.10.2021 - 22:49DROPS Design answered:
Dobrý den, Markéto, ano - mulesing nepodporujeme a všechny naše vlny i merina pochází z ovcí z volných chovů, v tomto případě z Jižní Ameriky. Australské vlny nebereme vůbec. Pěkný den! Hana
06.04.2022 kl. 18:46Brugere wrote:
Bonjour Pouvez vous me dire svp quand vous allez sortir les nouveaux modèles ( fa 475, x 466 ) merci cordialement
11.10.2021 - 16:03DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Brugere, tous les modèles de la collection automne-hiver seront publiés dans les prochaines semaines et d'ici la mi-novembre, merci d'avance pour votre patience. Bon tricot!
12.10.2021 kl. 09:16Estelle Johansson wrote:
Kan jag tova i detta garn Fabel
10.10.2021 - 19:55DROPS Design answered:
Hei Estelle. Nei, DROPS Fabel er superwash-behandlet og kan ikke toves. mvh DROPS design
11.10.2021 kl. 08:18Ina Kirchhof wrote:
Guten Tag, ich möchte gerne einen gestreiften Pullover stricken, in dem ich die Wolle Fabel & Kid-Silk Mohair in Rubinrot und wollweiss (wieder beide Garne Fabel & Kid-Silk) mische. Sind diese Wollqualitäten farbecht oder muss ich damit rechnen, dass das Rubinrot stark ausblutet und mein Wollweiss verfärbt? Viele Grüsse, Ina Kirchhof
17.09.2021 - 16:53Lada wrote:
Hello! I need your advise. My son asked me to knit a hat for him. I want to use 2 colours of Fabel. My question is: what tint 107 or 108 is more suitable for Fabel 159? Possibly some other? Thanks
13.09.2021 - 10:26DROPS Design answered:
Dear Lada, for any help choosing the best matching colours, please contact your DROPS store, they will help you even per mail or telephone. Happy knitting!
14.09.2021 kl. 08:01Brugere wrote:
Bonjour,je désire faire le modèle 216-33 avec La couleur 655 rose des bois mais je sais pas quelle couleur mettre en kid-sild pouvez vous m aider sur le choix pour cette association. Merci encore cordialement
08.09.2021 - 08:13DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Brugere, pour toute aide au choix d'une couleur, n'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin DROPS, même par mail ou téléphone, ils pourront vous conseiller les différentes possibilités en fonction de vos envies. Bon tricot!
08.09.2021 kl. 16:05Jules FAIRFAX wrote:
How much for 5 balls of # 151 (guacamole) to come to state of veracruz, (Xalapa--city) Mexico, Please? Cost of wool plus cost of shipping (DHL-- works best here)
20.08.2021 - 20:45DROPS Design answered:
Dear Jules . You can check the stores with international shipping in the following link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
20.08.2021 kl. 20:51Lynn wrote:
When will rose mist be available?
31.07.2021 - 21:36DROPS Design answered:
Dear Lynn, we are expecting this colour back in stock week 33 (= from 16th August) - your DROPS Store can for sure order some for you. Happy knitting!
02.08.2021 kl. 08:24Jeri Bisel wrote:
If I buy yarn from you to be shipped to me in Italy, is it shipped from a country in the EU? After Brexit, I do not want to buy product shipped from the UK.
06.07.2021 - 16:04DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Bisel, if you want to order yarns shipped to Italy, you can order from one of our DROPS Stores in Italy - see list here. Happy knitting!
07.07.2021 kl. 08:10Susann wrote:
Kann ich Fabel mit Alaska verstricken und welchen Nadelstärke brauche ich da? Ich habe ein Modell gefunden, welches mir gefällt, hier wird eine Wolle mit 70 m LL und Nadel 9 gestrickt, das sieht leider mit der Alaska allein komisch aus, sicher ist die Wolle aus der Anleitung Billy. Würde mich über eine Antworten freuen
03.07.2021 - 09:59DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Susan, am besten stricken Sie immer eine Maschenprobe davor, so wissen Sie, welche Textur Sie am besten haben, 1 Garn der Garngruppe A (wie Fabel) + 1 Garn der Garngruppe C (wie Alaska) = 1 Garn D (= siehe z.B. Big Delight = Baby Alpaca Silk hier). Viel Spaß beim stricken!
05.07.2021 kl. 08:59Suli Paulus wrote:
Gibt es bei Ihnen Sockenwolle aus Baumwolle
01.07.2021 - 17:58DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Paulus, fast alle unsere Socken sind mit Sockenwolle gestrickt (Fabel oder Delight). Viel Spaß beim stricken!
02.07.2021 kl. 07:56Katia Lupo wrote:
Posso accostare il blu laguna 340 al turchese 105. Altrimenti quale tinta unita è più adatta? Grazie
24.06.2021 - 07:48DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Katia, per un aiuto così personalizzato si può rivolgere al suo rivenditore DROPS di fiducia. Buon lavoro!
25.06.2021 kl. 20:50Hellie wrote:
Hello, please could you advise if this yarn is dyed using the same dyes as your baby merino yarn? I’m trying to make sure it is safe to use for toy making in the United Kingdom :) thank you for your help!
21.06.2021 - 12:31DROPS Design answered:
Dear Hellie, both yarns have different Oeko-tex code, but you will find more informations about both Oeko-Tex certifcation on their website, it might help. Should you need then any help to match colours together, then please contact your DROPS store - even per mail or telephone, they will help you. Happy knitting!
22.06.2021 kl. 16:41Gryt Zijlstra wrote:
Ik zou graag met de fabel willen breien . Van welke wol is deze . Het kan ook voor baby's worden gebruikt . Kan ik daaruit de conclusie treffen dat het niet kriebelt . Ik ben allergisch voor wol zoas de kidsilk scheerwol. De alpaca en de mernio is goed voor mij
15.06.2021 - 21:16DROPS Design answered:
Dag Gryt,
Bij allergie voor wol kun je beter geen fabel gebruiken, want hierin is schapenwol verwerkt. Bij al onze garens staan de ingrediënten aangegeven. Alpaca en Merino zijn inderdaad geschikt. en voor baby's met name merinowol omdat dat niet kriebelt.
05.07.2021 kl. 12:57Ida wrote:
Where can i but Fabel wool for stocks. I am in Sorel Québec Canada trankil you
04.06.2021 - 21:17DROPS Design answered:
Dear Ida, please find list of DROPS stores in/shipping to Canada here - contact Nordic Yarn for the list of stores in Canada. Happy knitting!
07.06.2021 kl. 08:34Ida wrote:
Where can i but Fabel Wool . I am in Sorel Québec Canada.
04.06.2021 - 21:14DROPS Design answered:
Dear Ida. You can check the stores with international shipping in the following link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
30.06.2021 kl. 22:48Elisabeth Joensen wrote:
Har I Drops Fabel colour 106 parti 56788
11.05.2021 - 16:20Wollfuehlladen wrote:
Bei mir können Sie noch verschiedene Farben erhalten, die nicht mehr im Sortiment sind. Einfach bei Wollfühlladen bestellen.
24.04.2021 - 23:29Katrin Nijkamp wrote:
Liebes Garnstudio-Team, ich möchte gern die Socken "Irish Dream" (DROPS/143/33) stricken, kann aber nirgendwo das verwendete Garn DROPS Fabel Long Print Nr. 820 (Karneval) finden. Ist diese Farbe aus dem Sortiment genommen worden? Gibt es eine Alternative, die dem Farbverlauf in etwa entspricht? Vielen Dank für Eure Antwort! MfG Katrin Nijkamp
16.04.2021 - 22:14DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Nijkamp, diese Farbe wurde aus dem Sortiment genommen, deshalb kann man sie nicht mehr finden. Sie können iregendeine andere Farbe von der Farbkarte Fabel oder auch Delight finden. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
19.04.2021 kl. 09:12Gerda Friedl wrote:
Zwei von vier über Algowo im Onlineshop gekauften Farben (gesamt 10 Knäuel) sind ganz anders als dargestellt. Fühl mich nur abgezockt zumal ich nur unangebrochenes Garn auf eigene Kosten retournieren kann. Doch Verlaufsgarn muss doch zum Teil verarbeitet werden im beurteilt werden zu können. Werde so bestimmt nicht wieder kaufen und auch nicht weiterempfehlen. Schade - außer Spesen nichts gewesen.
15.04.2021 - 15:29DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Friedle, es tut uns leid, sowas zu hören; wir aktualisieren regelmäßig die Farben unserer Farbkarte aber beide Print und Long Print Farben in DROPS Fabel sind nach der „fancy-dye“ Methode erstellt, bei der es im Gegensatz zu anderen Färbemethoden innerhalb eines Farbbads zu Variationen in Farbnuance und Musterung kommen kann. Dies ist kein Fehler, sondern Teil dieser Einzigartigkeit.
19.04.2021 kl. 09:09Ella Van Dop wrote:
Hello, Is Fabel guaranteed mulesingfree? In the FAQ it says the merinowool is, but I can't find the kind of wool in Fabel. Tia Ella van Dop
06.04.2021 - 20:52DROPS Design answered:
Hi Ella. Yes, DROPS Fabel is guaranteed mulesingfree and DROPS Fabel have also an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 25.3.0099), Standard 100, Class I. This means that it has been tested and found completely free from harmful chemicals and that it is safe for human use. Class I is the highest level, and it means the yarn is suitable for baby articles (ages 0-3). best regards DROPS design
07.04.2021 kl. 09:47Hanne Gault wrote:
I want to order 2 skeins of #340 blue lagoon but can't figure out how to order would you kindly help me ?
31.03.2021 - 18:25DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Gault, click on the green icon to see the list of DROPS Stores retailing DROPS Fbel; choose your store and click on "order" to open their webstore and place your order. and contact them if you have any question. Happy Knitting!
06.04.2021 kl. 16:52
Brugere wrote:
Bonjour \r\nJe suis très intéressé par vos modèles chaussettes hiver 2021_ 22,vont-ils sortir bientôt .?\r\nMerci cordialement
20.09.2021 - 17:04