DROPS Yarn Guide: Every Yarn by Weight
DROPS sorts its yarns into groups by thickness, from group A (4 ply and finer)
up to group F (the thickest super chunky). Yarns in the same group knit to a
similar tension, so they can usually stand in for one another in a pattern — check the
tension against your swatch first.
Jump to:
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Specifications are as listed by the original Purple Sheep Yarns shop. "Free patterns" counts
the patterns on this site whose description names that yarn.
Yarn group A — 4 ply / fingering and finer
| Yarn | Weight | Fibre | Length / ball | Needle | Tension (10 cm) | Free patterns |
|---|
| DROPS Alpaca | 4 Ply | 100% Alpaca | 167m / 50g | 2.5mm - 3.5mm | 23 sts x 30 rows | 24 |
| DROPS BabyAlpaca Silk | 4 Ply | 70% Alpaca 30% Silk | 167m / 50g | 3.5mm | 23 sts x 30 rows | 19 |
| DROPS Baby Merino | 4 Ply | 100% Wool | 175m / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 21 |
| DROPS Delight | 4 Ply | 75% Wool 25% Polyamide | 175m / 50g | 3.5mm | 23 sts x 30 rows | 20 |
| DROPS Fabel | 4 Ply | 75% Wool 25% Polyamide | 205m / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 22 |
| DROPS Flora | 4 Ply | 65% Wool 35% Alpaca | 210 / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 20 |
| DROPS Kid-Silk | 2 Ply | 75% Mohair, 25% Silk | 200m / 25g | 3.5mm | 23 sts x 30 rows | 34 |
| DROPS Nord | 4 Ply | 45% Alpaca, 30% Polyamide, 25% Wool | 170m / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 21 |
| DROPS Safran | 4 Ply | 100% Cotton | 160m / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 20 |
| DROPS ♥ You #9 | 4 Ply | 100% Cotton | 125m / 50g | 3 mm | 24 sts x 32 rows | 0 |
Yarn group B — DK / sport
| Yarn | Weight | Fibre | Length / ball | Needle | Tension (10 cm) | Free patterns |
|---|
| DROPS Belle | DK | 53% Cotton 33% Viscose 14% Linen | 120m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 18 |
| DROPS Cotton Light | DK | 50% Cotton 50% Polyester | 105m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 19 |
| DROPS Cotton Merino | DK | 50% Wool 50% Cotton | 110m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 16 |
| DROPS Karisma | DK | 100% Wool | 100m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 20 |
| DROPS Lima | DK | 65% Wool 35% Alpaca | 100m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 21 |
| DROPS Merino Extra Fine | DK | 100% Wool | 105m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 21 |
| DROPS Muskat | DK | 100% Cotton | 100m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 18 |
| DROPS Puna | DK | 100% Alpaca | 110m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 20 |
| DROPS Sky | DK | 74% baby alpaca, 8% merino, 18% polyamide | 190m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 17 |
| DROPS Soft Tweed | DK | 50% Wool 25% Alpaca 25% Viscose | 130m / 50g | 4mm | 21sts x 28 rows | 0 |
Yarn group C — Aran / worsted
Yarn group D — chunky
| Yarn | Weight | Fibre | Length / ball | Needle | Tension (10 cm) | Free patterns |
|---|
| DROPS Melody | Chunky | 71% Alpaca, 25%Wool, 4% Polyamide | 140m / 50g | 8mm | 12 sts x 14 rows | 21 |
Yarn group E — super chunky
| Yarn | Weight | Fibre | Length / ball | Needle | Tension (10 cm) | Free patterns |
|---|
| DROPS Andes | Super chunky | 65% Wool 35% Alpaca | 90m / 100g | 9mm | 10sts x 14 rows | 15 |
| DROPS Eskimo | Super chunky | 100% Wool | 50m / 50g | 8mm | 11sts x15 rows | 24 |
| DROPS Wish | super bulky | 50% Alpaca, 33% Cotton, 17% Wool | 70m / 50g | 9mm | 10sts x 14 rows | 0 |
Yarn group F — super chunky (thickest)
| Yarn | Weight | Fibre | Length / ball | Needle | Tension (10 cm) | Free patterns |
|---|
| DROPS Polaris | Super chunky | 100% Wool | 36m / 100g | 12mm | 8 sts x 10 | 16 |
Packs and other yarns