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DROPS Alaska

DROPS Alaska
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Material:  Wool
Based on the current Amazon listing — view full details on Amazon.

Drops Alaska is soft and easy to work and shows patterns such as cables or ribs to their best effect.


02 off white

03 light grey mix

04 grey mix

05 dark grey mix

06 black

10 red

11 dark red

12 navy blue

15 midnight blue

37 dark blue

40 grey pink mix

45 light olive

49 light brown mix

50 dark brown mix

51 olive

52 dark turquoise

54 purple mix

55 beige

57 denim blue

58 mustard

59 lemon

61 wheat

62 fog

63 pearl grey

64 north sea mix

65 sage green mix

66 toffee mix

67 maroon mix

68 peanut

69 pearl white

70 chocolate

Please be aware that the colours shown may vary from screen to screen in the same way that shades may vary slightly from dye lot to dye lot.

A Drops classic Aran in 100% new wool.

Drops Alaska is a classic spun, untreated yarn, made from 100% new wool. Because the wool fibre is untreated, it is free from any chemical treatment before it is dyed. This highlights the wool’s natural properties and provides a better quality shape and texture.

Drops Alaska is a triple stranded quality yarn and one of the classics of the Drops collection, being as popular today as when it was launched in the 1980s!

Alaska includes mixed colours in its range This is where the wool is manufactured by carding colours together before spinning.

We stock every colour in the Drops Alaska range.

Feltable.

Made in the EU

Oeko-Tex certificate 25.3.0099

Hand wash, max 30°CDo not bleachIron at a low temperature (not exceeding 110°C)Can be dry cleanedDo not tumble dryDry Flat

Hand Wash, max 30°C / Dry Flat

See the washing symbols explanation chart


DROPS Alaska at a glance

Fibre100% Wool
Yarn weightAran
DROPS yarn groupC
Ball weight50g
Length (approx)70m
Recommended needle5mm
Knitting tension10 x 10cm = 17 sts x 22 rows

Specification as listed by the original Purple Sheep Yarns shop. See how it compares with every other DROPS yarn.

DROPS Alaska shades (31)

Shade numbers and names as stocked by the original shop — the current DROPS range may differ.

  • 02 off white
  • 03 light grey mix
  • 04 grey mix
  • 05 dark grey mix
  • 06 black
  • 10 red
  • 11 dark red
  • 12 navy blue
  • 15 midnight blue
  • 37 dark blue
  • 40 grey pink mix
  • 45 light olive
  • 49 light brown mix
  • 50 dark brown mix
  • 51 olive
  • 52 dark turquoise
  • 54 purple mix
  • 55 beige mix
  • 57 denim blue
  • 58 mustard
  • 59 lemon
  • 61 wheat
  • 62 fog
  • 63 pearl grey
  • 64 north sea mix
  • 65 sage green mix
  • 66 toffee mix
  • 67 maroon mix
  • 68 peanut
  • 69 pearl white
  • 70 chocolate

Free patterns using DROPS Alaska (17)