from:
1.73€
per 50 g
Content: 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
Yarn Group:
B (20 - 22 stitches)
/ 8 ply / DK / worsted
Weight/length: 50 g = approx 120 m
Recommended needle size: 4 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 21 sts x 28 rows
Care: Machine wash on gentle cycle 30°C / Dry Flat
Made in: EU
Raw material origin: Cotton from Pakistan, linen and viscose from Turkey
This yarn has an Oeko-Tex® certification (certificate number 09.HBG.68250), Standard 100, Class I from the Hohenstein Institute. 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 a wonderful mix of cotton, viscose and linen, DROPS Belle is an all-year yarn that breathes well, has a delicate texture and shine, and it’s perfect to wear directly on the skin.
Part of Yarn Group B, this yarn is a great alternative to make patterns designed in other cotton yarns - like Cotton Light and Muskat - extra luxurious!
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Machine wash on gentle cycle 30°C / Dry Flat
Here are some guidelines to wash your garment in DROPS Belle, but please note that cotton has the tendency to shrink in the wash, so make sure you measure the garment before washing, in order to shape it correctly after the wash:
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!
Rose-Marie Nord wrote:
Jag vill beställa detta garn?! Hur?
17.08.2020 - 14:38Mónica wrote:
Hola, ¿ habéis retirado las madejas del hilo Belle color 13 light blue?
27.07.2020 - 17:52DROPS Design answered:
Hola Monica. Puedes consultar los colores que están en stock en las tiendas de DROPS bajo este link: https://www.garnstudio.com/yarn.php?show=drops-belle&cid=23&sort=number#colors. El color 13 es azul denim oscuro, no es azul claro.
02.08.2020 kl. 20:51Ivalynn Martin wrote:
What is the conversion to u s dollars?
22.07.2020 - 18:30DROPS Design answered:
Dear Ivalynn. Here is the link with the pricelist in US Dollars. https://www.garnstudio.com/yarn.php?show=drops-belle&cid=17
26.07.2020 kl. 20:24Rigmor wrote:
Skulle ønske at det var flere farger å velge mellom i Belle. Synes det er mye sprekere farger i de andre garntypene.
16.07.2020 - 03:13Hanne Elena Rørbech wrote:
Jeg har problemer med at bestille gammel rosa garn af drops belle og 6 perlemors knapper til den søde cardigan Drops belle 202-6 i størrelse M.
11.07.2020 - 15:51Eliana Fortunati wrote:
Boa tarde, gostaria de saber se vendem e entregam aqui no Brasil.Se tem onde comprar essas lãs. Obrigada , aguardo informações
09.07.2020 - 18:32DROPS Design answered:
Boa tarde, Sim, pode comprar fios DROPS que serão enviados para o Brasil. Apesar de não haver uma loja no Brasil, tem várias lojas que enviam para o Brasil. Eis a lista de lojas que falam português: https://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?id=28&cid=28 Bons trabalhos!
09.09.2020 kl. 16:06Ans Van Grinsven wrote:
In de sale zie ik het garen DROPS Belle. Bij sommige kleuren staat: langere levertijd. Kunt u dat specificeren? zijn dat weken? maanden? of zit er ook nog een risico in dat het niet meer leverbaar is? Vriendelijke groet Ans
05.07.2020 - 12:19Bente Beck Jensen wrote:
Har desværre ikke den bedste erfaring med dette garn. Strikkede DROPS 176-15 for nogen år siden og blusen er alt for tung. Er pt i gang med at hive det op og garnet vil senere blive brugt til karklude og måske en håndklæde strikket med mindre antal tråde.
01.07.2020 - 15:15Katja Schmidtpott wrote:
Als ik van dit garen een zomer deken wil haken, van ca. 170 x 130 hoeveel bolletjes zou ik dan nodig hebben? Bij voorbaat dank voor uw antwoord. met vriendelijke groet, Katja Schmidtpott
01.07.2020 - 12:38Karen McLemore wrote:
Am having difficulty locating the Drops Belle Uni Colour yarn in 06 Silver and 07 Zinc. I would like to purchase 4 skeins of each, if possible. I cannot receive a shipment from a European supplier. Might you know where I can successfully obtain these? Thanks so very much for your help here! Karen McLemore
30.06.2020 - 01:14Annette Rachlin wrote:
I'd like to preorder Drops Belle in dandelion if possible. Please let me know .
20.06.2020 - 22:39DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Rachlin, please click on the small green caddie to find the list of DROPS stores selling this yarn online - then click on "order" on the line to the choosen store. Happy knitting!
22.06.2020 kl. 09:10Katrin wrote:
Hallo liebes Garnstudioteam, ich bin Händeringen auf der Suche nach dem Garn Drops Belle Nr. 9 beige, hatte vor einiger Zeit ein Projekt angefangen und benötige jetzt noch 10 x 50g. Ich kann es unter der Garnsuche nicht finden. Können sie mir da weiterhelfen? Oder haben sie noch Restbestände? Gruß Katrin
19.06.2020 - 17:33DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Katrin, wenn Sie schon den DROPS Händlern gefragt haben, dann können Sie vielleicht bei unserem DROPS Workshop mal fragen?
22.06.2020 kl. 09:04Jytte Lindberg wrote:
Hvordan bestiller jeg garn hos jer?
19.06.2020 - 16:12DROPS Design answered:
Hei Jytte. Vi sender ikke garn til privat personer, kun til butikker. Så om du går til oversikten over butikker (Fin en DROPS butikk), finner du mange forhandlerer som har våre garn som du kan bestille hos. Da kan du også gå inn på butikkenes hjemmeside, sjekke prisene og se om de har noen tilbud. God Fornøyelse!
22.06.2020 kl. 07:49Hanne Pedersen wrote:
Er glad for garnet, men jeg er igang med det 3. Nøgle. De to første nøgler sluttede med en ubrugelig klump af fejlvævet garn. På 3. Nøgle er jeg lige begyndt, og har allerede mødt 2 knuder...
17.06.2020 - 02:58Hanne Pedersen wrote:
Er glad for garnet, men jeg er igang med det 3. Nøgle. De to første nøgler sluttede med en ubrugelig klump af fejlvævet garn. På 3. Nøgle er jeg lige begyndt, og har allerede mødt 2 knuder...
16.06.2020 - 13:03Inger Lise Westrum wrote:
Hei. Jeg vil bestille BELLE garn men jeg kommer liksom ikke videre når jeg velger farge. Hva gjlr jeg har mon tro?\r\nMvh Inger Lise Westrum
05.06.2020 - 10:11DROPS Design answered:
Hej Inger, Lige over farverne finder du en grøn knap med en kurv, klik på den og vælg en butikk. God fornøjelse!
05.06.2020 kl. 14:42Christine Holman Macinnis wrote:
I am interested in purchasing DROPS Belle yarn, old pink, colour 11 . How much would it cost to mail 7 balls of yarn to Nova Scotia, Canada B3Z 2N2. Thanks.
14.05.2020 - 11:55DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Holman Macinnis, please find the list of DROPS retailers in or shipping to Canada here. Happy knitting!
15.05.2020 kl. 09:03Nina Kierstein wrote:
Jeg er glad for at bruge jeres tip om dobbelt knude til garnskifte. Bruger dette til bomuldsgarn, men ikke uld. Kan det bruges (og holder den) i Belle? Jeg er i gang med et sjal og vil gerne undgå at hæfte ender.
05.05.2020 - 16:11DROPS Design answered:
Hej Nina, ja den bør holde :)
08.05.2020 kl. 13:34Anne-Marie Reinholdt wrote:
Hej, sidder med en opskrift (ikke Drops) strikket med Drops Air men jeg vil så gerne lave den i Drops Belle. Går det? Det er lidt svört med omregneren da det er to forskellige garn grupper. Men jeg synes Air bliver for varmt i sommer.
05.05.2020 - 10:16DROPS Design answered:
Hej Anne-Marie, DROPS Belle er ikke så tyk som DROPS Air, så hvis du vælger at bruge DROPS Belle, så vil dit arbejde blive lidt mere løst. Husk at for at få målene i opskriften er det vigtigt at du følger strikkefastheden som passer til opskriften. God fornøjelse!
05.05.2020 kl. 10:29Sharman L Kovach wrote:
Did I place an order for Drops Belle? I think I tried to ordered it from UK but it wouldn't allow the delivery process to complete. I would rather order from the USA. I believe I cancelled the UK order but am not sure. I am in Littleton, CO USA and would rather order it from the USA. I would like 4 balls of Bella Jeans Blue and 5 balls of Bella Dark jeans blue.
21.04.2020 - 20:35DROPS Design answered:
Dear Mrs Kovach, you will find the list of DROPS Stores shipping to USA here. Happy knitting!
22.04.2020 kl. 08:50Gisela Hamm Vinga wrote:
Hallo, ich wuerde liebend gerne das Drops Modell vs-065 stricken, kann aber nirgends eine Anleitung finden. Bitte helfen Sie mir weiter! Vielen Dank
09.04.2020 - 16:35DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Hamm Vinga, dieses Modell gehört zu der neuesten Kollektion, die Anleitungen von allen Modellen der Kollektion werden kostenlos bis Juli 2020 veröffentlicht. Danke im voraus für Ihren Geduld!
09.04.2020 kl. 18:11Cristina Rossini wrote:
Buongiorno sulla cartella colori mi sembra che manchino delle tinte che sono nelle foto dei gruppi di gomitoli che avete fotografato in sequenza.
07.04.2020 - 11:35DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Cristina. I colori fotografati sono tutti presenti nella cartella dei colori. Il suo rivenditore Drops di fiducia può aiutarla. Buon lavoro!
08.04.2020 kl. 11:13Bente Lilian Nielsen wrote:
Vil I anbefale drops Belle til baby tøj? Mvh.Bente
17.03.2020 - 09:14DROPS Design answered:
Hei Bente. Vi har ingen baby oppskrifter i DROPS Belle, men mange baby oppskrifter du kan bruke DROPS Belle til. Denne kvaliteten egner seg kanskje best til større barn og voksne, men dette er også en personlig mening hva man ønsker. mvh DROPS design
23.03.2020 kl. 08:01Steffi Sanmann wrote:
Moin, ich möchte gerne die Drops Jacke Arrowhead stricken. Dort wurde Drops Alaska benutzt. Ich würde gerne Drops Belle dafür benutzen. Ich gehe mal von 800g Alaska aus und habe 9,33 x Drops Belle errechnet. Kann das hinkommen? MfG Steffi
12.03.2020 - 14:10DROPS Design answered:
Liebe Frau Sanmann, diese Jacke wird in Alaska getrickt, dh mit einem Garn von der Garngruppe C, Sie können irgendeinen Garn der Garngruppe C oder 2 Fäden von der Garngruppe A benutzen aber nicht 1 Faden Garngruppe B (wie Belle). Benutzen Sie den Garnumrechner bei dem Modell um Alternativen zu finden - hier lesen Sie mehr über Garnalternativen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
13.03.2020 kl. 08:58
Shirley Crowther wrote:
I've recently knitted the Lucky Ducky design for our grandson and a cardigan for one of our grand daughters using Belle yarn. It knits up so nicely that my next project is Sweet Bay also in Belle yarn.
19.08.2020 - 16:51