from:
2.09£
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!
Paola wrote:
Buonasera avevo salvato sui preferiti da lavorare in seguito uno scialle mod. just dreaming, non trovo però nella cartella colori della lana fabel il numero 822 bordeaux, ne il numero 711? non esistono più, non ho trovato neanche il numero 17 della lana Kid Silk. Utilizzando la lana Fabel con Kid Silk, posso lo stesso mettere in lavatrice il capo? grazie
18.03.2021 - 18:00DROPS Design answered:
Buonasera Paola, i 2 colori di Fabel purtroppo sono fuori produzione, invece il colore 17 di Kid-Silk è ancora in produzione. Per il lavaggio, le consigliamo di lavare il capo a mano. Buon lavoro!
19.03.2021 kl. 23:00Daleen Redelinghuys wrote:
Can I order yarn from you and you deliver in South Africa please!
18.03.2021 - 11:33DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Redelinghuys, please find the list of DROPS stores shipping worldwide here. Visit their website and contact them for any further information. Happy knitting!
19.03.2021 kl. 07:49Mercè Carranza Piquer wrote:
Podría enviar colores y precios
07.03.2021 - 22:34DROPS Design answered:
Hola Merce, nosotros no vendemos las lanas. Parahacer una compra como particular tienes que dirigirte a una de las tiendas del siguiente link: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?action=local&id=23&cid=23 Si quieres realizar la compra como distribuidora, consulta el siguiente link: https://www.garnstudio.com/wholesale.php?cid=23
21.03.2021 kl. 19:31Ines Kretschmer wrote:
Hallo, wieviel Gramm Wolle benötige ich von der Fabel Blue Lagoon Nr. 340 für einen Pullover in Größe XL? Bitte um Antwort
07.03.2021 - 21:12DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Kretschmer, je nach Muster, Schnitt, Maschenprobe usw wird die Garnmenge unterschiedlich sein, hier finden Sie alle Pullover gestrickt in Fabel und hier, alle Pullover mit einem Garn der Garngruppe A gestrickt sind, benutzen Sie den Garnumrechner, um die neue Menge in Fabel kalkulieren zu lassen - hier lesen Sie mehr über Alternativen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
08.03.2021 kl. 10:45Barbara wrote:
Is het mogelijk om van Drops Fabel een stalenkaart te kopen? Vriendelijke groet
04.03.2021 - 08:48DROPS Design answered:
Dag Barbara,
Helaas hebben we geen stalenkaarten in het assortiment. Misschien is het mogelijk om via de winkel waar je de garens besteld, voorbeelden of monsters te bekijken, door bijvoorbeeld extra bollen te bestellen, welke je terug kunt sturen. Vraag je verkooppunt naar de mogelijkheden en de voorwaarden. Hier vind je een lijst met verkooppunten.
21.04.2021 kl. 13:21Kerry Cornell wrote:
Last month I purchased 2balls of Fabel Drops colour 677 dyelot 33847. One ball was good, but the other had 2 spots where the yarn was frayed to a thread and between them was knotted join. The join disrupted the patterning a bit, but as I was knitting a shawl, it didn't matter so much. However, thereafter a lot of dye came off on my hands as I knit, much more than the other ball of the same dye lot.
03.03.2021 - 03:19DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Cornell, there can happen an excess of dye with dark colours, wash them separately and make sure to rinse garment until water is clear. If you think there is still something wrong, please contact your DROPS store where you bought the yarn. Happy knitting!
03.03.2021 kl. 07:27Ines Kretschmer wrote:
Hallo, ich möchte gerne mit der Drops Fabel Blue Lagoon 340 für meinen Sohn einen Raglanpullover stricken. Er benötigt die Größe XL. Meine Frage wieviel Gramm brauch ich dafür bitte?
02.03.2021 - 14:47DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Kretschmer, je nach Maschenprobe, Textur, Schnitt... wird es unterschiedlich sein. Hier finden Sie unsere Anleitung für Pullover für Herren, mit einem Garngruppe A, wie DROPS Fabel (benutzen Sie unseren Garnumrechner wenn nötig). Viel Spaß beim stricken!
02.03.2021 kl. 16:12Saskia wrote:
Waar moet ik beginnen met het patroon van Sofia Van 17 naar 11 of van 11 naar 17
20.02.2021 - 20:06DROPS Design answered:
Dag Saskia,
De telpatronen lees je altijd van onder naar boven, dus je begint bij 17 steken.
02.03.2021 kl. 13:47Eva Isaksson wrote:
Hej ! Verkar helt omöjligt att få tag på Drops Fabel Nr 820 Carneval. Har den färgen utgått ? Hälsningar Eva Isaksson
17.02.2021 - 10:15DROPS Design answered:
Hej Eva, ja tyvärr, du hitter aktuella färgerna i färgkartan :)
23.02.2021 kl. 15:27Boudreau Josette wrote:
J’ai acheté la laine Fabel colori 677. Tout au long de la fabrication des bas, j’avais de la teinture sur les doigts et quand je les ai lavés, il y avait plein de teinture bleu dans mon bac. C’est la première fois que ça m’arrive. Est-ce à dire que ces bas vont déteindre au lavage ? Merci de me répondre car j’ai acheté plusieurs couleurs et je n’ose plus les utiliser.
08.02.2021 - 14:52DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Boudreau, il peut effectivement arriver avec certaines couleurs foncées qu'il y ait un excès de teinture, suivez attentivement les indications ici à ce sujet (notamment: rincez-les jusqu'à ce que l'eau soit claire). Bon tricot!
09.02.2021 kl. 09:38Johanne Leduc wrote:
Bonjour, Avec le fil Drops Fabel Long print, si je veux tricoter deux bas identiques, comment savoir la longueur de la séquence de couleurs pour faire deux bobines pareilles?
04.02.2021 - 08:54DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Leduc, il est possible que vous n'y arriviez pas, car, je cite: Les versions "print" et "long print" sont produites avec une méthode appelée « fancy dyeing », qui, contrairement aux autres méthodes, peut donner des petites différences à la fois de motif et de nuance au sein d'un même bain. Ce n'est pas une erreur mais seulement une des caractéristiques de cette laine.. N'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin, même par mail ou téléphone, pour toute assistance complémentaire. Bon tricot!
04.02.2021 kl. 10:14Jacky Young wrote:
What breed of sheep is used, where does it come from and how is it spun?
03.02.2021 - 13:16Detriche wrote:
Bonjour je voudrais commander de la drop UNICOLOR fabel 104, je fais comment ? Je suis en Belgique. Merci. Martine
01.02.2021 - 18:00DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Mme Detriche, vous trouverez la liste des magasins en Belgique et ceux qui livrent en Belgique ici - n'hésitez pas à les contacter pour toute information complémentaire sur leurs disponibilités. Bon tricot!
02.02.2021 kl. 10:59Catherine wrote:
Pouvez-vous me préciser si le coloris 917 est bleu très foncé ou noir ? Merci
29.01.2021 - 14:55DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Catherine, le coloris 917 est un dégradé de bleus. Bon tricot!
29.01.2021 kl. 15:30Sabine Selle wrote:
Hallo, ich versuche, die Socken „mexican sunset“ zu stricken. Beim Abschnitt „2. Hälfte der Ferse“ verstehe ich nicht, ob die seitenmaschen oder die mittleren Maschen abgenommen werden. Gibt es hierzu eine genauere Anleitung? Wie viele Maschen sollen am Ende übrig bleiben, bevor man die Maschen vom maschenraffer zurücknimmt? Danke!
25.01.2021 - 13:53DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Selle, bei dieser Anleitung wird der Ferse über 29 Maschen gestrickt, zuerst mit verkürzten Reihen bis 15 Maschen in der Mitte bleiben dann mit verlängerten Reihen bis alle 29 Maschen wieder gestrickt sind. Diese Technik sehen Sie in diesem Video (genauso gleich wie beim unten nach oben Socken). Viel Spaß beim stricken!
25.01.2021 kl. 16:23Camilla wrote:
Så et sokkegarn som overhodet ikke fungerer som sokkegarn, altså? Kanskje dere skal merke disse som "fancy dye" og ikke som "print" da. Holder forøvrig med damen under her; har aldri opplevd noen garnmerker som har så mange knuter som drops sine garn. Men takk for svar.
11.01.2021 - 14:48Violeta Ovando wrote:
Pueden enviar un pedido a la ciudad de Mexico? Y de ser así, cuanto cuesta y pagaría. Gracias.
06.01.2021 - 18:33DROPS Design answered:
Hola Violeta. Puedes pedir la lana aquí: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?s=w&cid=23
31.01.2021 kl. 20:04Lilian Heneberg wrote:
Jeg er så træt af knuder på jeres garn. Har købt 4 nøgler Fabel Superwash Sokkegarn. Har haft to knuder på hvert bundt. Det er hverken rart med knuder eller dobbelt strik på sokker. Finder et andet mærke næste gang. Bedste hilsner Lilian
06.01.2021 - 15:40DROPS Design answered:
Hei Lilian Det var jo ergelig. Er ikke ofte vi hører om knuter i DROPS Fabel, du har nok vært max uheldig. Send oss gjerne fargenr og fargebad, så skal vi ta dette opp med vår leverandør. mvh DROPS design.
11.01.2021 kl. 12:47Camilla wrote:
Hvorfor starter ikke Fabel Long Print garnene, med samme farge og samme dyelot, på samme sted? Har snart dratt ut halve nøstet, og finner ikke starten av printet. Vil også vite om printet er speilvendt (altså likt i begge retninger)? Skal strikke med 2 tråder, og er avhengig av at å finne starten på printet. Ekstremt vanskelig å se skillet mellom fargene (farge 918)
06.01.2021 - 14:38DROPS Design answered:
Hei Camilla. Som med all jacquard-trykk vil det forekomme en variasjon i farger og mønster i samme fargebad. Long print er farget med en metode som kalles “fancy dyeing” og i hvert fargeparti er det små variasjoner i både mønster og nyanse. Dette er ikke en feil, men en del av garnets egenskaper. Så 2 nøster kan være ulike, slik at du ikke vil få samme starten fra begge nøster. Printen er ikke speilvendt. mvh DROPS design
11.01.2021 kl. 12:44Jennifer Sbh wrote:
Bonjour, Quelle quantité de laine Fabel est nécessaire pour faire une paire de chaussettes hautes Homme taille 42 ? Merci beaucoup Bien cordialement
23.12.2020 - 14:51DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Jennifer.
Vous avez besoin de 100 gr de laine Fabel. <
Femmie Kloeze wrote:
Op de wikkel staat dat het garen op 40graden gewassen kan worden. Mijn ervaring is dat het breiwerk enorm krimpt. Jammer voor het werk waar je zo trots op was.
18.12.2020 - 08:03Sara Taket wrote:
Hi, I bought two balls of colour 542, dyelot 33715 to knit matching socks as over done with other fabel colours. This time I undid the second ball to find the matching pattern so the sock stripes are the same and could not find it. Turns out the second ball was wound in the reverse direction. Is this normal? Luckily I have a wool winder and could fix the problem. Pulling from the centre of the ball to find the pattern was not an option. Maybe put a warning on the label ??
16.12.2020 - 19:53Paule wrote:
Comment puis-je passer ma commande ? puisque lorsque je mets en recherche, exemple lagon bleu ou Print 340, je n'obtiens aucune réponse ? ma commande réelle est la suivante: 3 pelotes vert/turquoise - print 677 3 pelotes pique-nique - print 911 1 pelote lagon bleu - print 340 Merci de m'accompagner pour réaliser cette commande.
16.12.2020 - 16:39DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Paule, cliquez sur la petite icône verte avec un caddie pour afficher la liste des magasins proposant DROPS Fabel; cliquez sur "commander" à droite du magasin choisi pour accéder à sa boutique en ligne et passer votre commande; ou bien retrouvez ici la liste de tous les magasins DROPS en France - n'hésitez pas à les contacter, même par mail ou téléphone si vous avez des questions sur votre commande. Bon tricot!
17.12.2020 kl. 09:21Eva Lexell wrote:
Har köpt Fabel print färg 677 parti 33847. Garnet har så mycket överskottsfärg att händerna blir knallgröna när man stickar med det. Har stickat väldigt mycket av detta garn men inte råkat ut för något liknande. Har försökt reklamera garnet men det går inte. Får bara rådet att tvätta garnet, vilket jag inte kan göra då sockorna skall vara julklapp. Hur får jag rätsida på problemet?
11.12.2020 - 14:15DROPS Design answered:
Hei Eva. Det er leit å høre. Takk for at du oppgav farge og prtinr, vi vil kontakte vår leverandør. Anbefaler deg også til å vaske sokkene, evnt legge de i litt eddik vann en stund (da binder fargene seg) før du gir dem bort i gave. mvh DROPS design
16.12.2020 kl. 11:49
Paola wrote:
Grazie!
19.03.2021 - 23:09