Discontinued qualities

Here is an overview of all discontinued DROPS yarns. Click on the names to find available yarn alternatives.

Yarn Material 10 x 10 cm Needle size 50 g =
A - Range 26 - 23 stitches
DROPS baby ull 100% Wool 25 x 33 3 175 m
DROPS camelia/jasmin 100% Wool 23 x 30 3,5 175 m
DROPS milano 80% Acrylic, 12% Wool, 8% Mohair 26 x 38 2,5 150 m
DROPS pelliza 100% Polyamide 23 x 30 3-3,5 115 m
DROPS silke 100% Silk 23 x 30 3,5 200 m
DROPS silke-tweed 52% Silk, 48% Wool 23 x 30 3,5 200 m
DROPS toscana 70% Mohair, 30% Acrylic 18 x 30 4 160 m
B - Range 22 - 20 stitches
DROPS alpaca classic 100% Alpaca 21 x 28 4 90 m
DROPS angora-tweed 70% Wool, 30% Angora 20 x 26 4 145 m
DROPS cotton frise 85% Cotton, 15% Polyamide 21 x 28 3,5 145 m
DROPS denim 100% Cotton 20 x 26 4,5 92 m
DROPS retinella 80% Cotton, 20% Viscose 26 x 28 3,5-4,5 120 m
DROPS tynn cotton chenille 90% Cotton, 10% Polyamide 20 x 32 2,5 120 m
DROPS ull-tweed 100% Wool 20 x 26 3,5-4,5 110 m
C - Range 19 - 16 stitches
DROPS alaska-tweed 100% Wool 17 x 22 5 75 m
DROPS cotton chenille 100% Cotton 14 x 26 4 70 m
DROPS elite 62% Viscose, 38% Polyester 14 x 26 4 60 m
DROPS erio 100% Cotton 16 x 24 4 100 m
DROPS flores 76% Mohair, 24% Wool 15 x 20 5,5 100 m
DROPS handspun alpaca 100% Alpaca 17 x 22 5 100 m
DROPS kid 42% Alpaca, 35% Mohair, 18% Wool, 5% Nylon 17 x 22 5 100 m
DROPS musarde 55% Wool, 45% Alpaca 17 x 23 6 85 m
DROPS persia/vega 52% Wool, 48% Acrylic 16 x 20 5 150 m
DROPS popcorn 50% Polyester, 41% Viscose, 7% Acrylic, 2% Nylon 15 x 22 4 75 m
DROPS ribbon 45% Cotton, 45% Viscose, 10% Linen 16 x 20 5,5 78 m
DROPS royal 40% Wool, 30% Silk, 30% Mohair 16 x 22 5 85 m
DROPS silke alpaca 80% Alpaca, 20% Silk 17 x 22 5 60 m
DROPS ull-boucle 48% Wool, 32% Acrylic, 20% Polyamide 17 x 26 4,5 120 m
DROPS verbasco 54% Cotton, 46% Linen 15 x 22 5 85 m
DROPS zebrino 50% Cotton, 50% Viscose 16 x 21 7 100 m
D - Range 15 - 12 stitches
DROPS 100% mohair 100% Mohair 10 x 14 7 75 m
DROPS ardesia 85% Alpaca, 15% Acrylic 12 x 16 6 100 m
DROPS frutti 54% Microfiber, 23% Cotton, 23% Polyamide 13 x 17 8 90 m
DROPS macao 75% Wool, 11% Acrylic, 10% Alpaca, 4% Viscose 14 x 16 6 87 m
DROPS marrakech 49% Silk, 39% Viscose, 7% Cotton, 5% Polyamide 12 x 17 6 55 m
DROPS passion 60% Wool, 25% Viscose, 15% Polyamide 14 x 19 7 100 m
DROPS salsa 50% Cotton, 50% Polyamide 13 x 17 8 68 m
DROPS scozia 60% Wool, 25% Viscose, 15% Polyamide 14 x 20 7 100 m
DROPS tweed 36% Linen, 46% Cotton, 18% Acrylic 14 x 20 5 65 m
E - Range 11 - 9 stitches
DROPS big boucle 60% Wool, 40% Acrylic 10 x 17 6 50 m
DROPS embrezza 98% Cotton, 2% Polyamide 11 x 18 7 100 m
DROPS fisherman 100% Wool 12 x 16 8 93 m
DROPS highlander 90% Wool, 10% Nylon 10 x 16 8 80 m
DROPS inka 72% Acrylic, 28% Wool 10 x 16 8 50 m
DROPS leopard 100% Acrylic 10 x 18 7 110 m
DROPS magia 82% Mohair, 10% Wool, 8% Polyamide 10 x 14 7 85 m
DROPS pimpante 34% Wool, 27% Cotton, 21% Mohair, 15% Alpaca, 3% Polyamide 11 x 16 5 57 m
DROPS ull-flamé 100% Wool 10 x 14 9 50 m
DROPS vamp 100% Acrylic 12 x 16 5 65 m
F - Range 8 - 5 stitches
DROPS igloo 60% Wool, 40% Acrylic 8 x 12 9 32,5 m
DROPS italian velvet 62% Acrylic, 38% Polyester 7 x 11 8 27,5 m
Other yarns
DROPS fox 58% Polyamide, 42% Wool 9 x 13 45 m

Indicated needle size and knitting tension are only meant as recommendations and may vary according to specific design and/or individual knitting techniques.

Yarn qualities with the same or nearly same knitting tension can be used for the same patterns.

You may also mix the various yarn qualities as follows:

For example: Two strands Alpaca create the same knitting tension and thickness as one strand Alaska.