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DROPS Air

DROPS

Air

ball band: "aran / worsted" · hand wash

65% alpaca28% polyamide7% wool

Aran

A medium thick blow yarn made of baby alpaca and merino wool

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

17 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
150 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5 mm

substitutes (11)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness, then fibre character.

Alpaca Bouclé

DROPSAran80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

[same brand]

Alta Moda Alpaca

Lana GrossaAran90% alpaca, 5% wool, 5% polyamide

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Divina

HobbiiAran65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Same gauge, same length per gram, same fibre character — a straight swap on paper.

Nanna

PerminAran47% alpaca, 45% cotton, 8% wool

close match
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
175 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

CASHMERE DELIZIA

PascualiAran100% cashmere

close match
gauge
18 sts (+1)
needle
5 mm
skein
75 m / 25 g

→ 18 sts instead of 17 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (84)

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Air
weight group
Aran
group source
measured
ball band
aran / worsted
ply
10
fibres
65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool
skein
150 m / 50 g
gauge
17 sts/22 rows @ 5 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
no
made in
Peru/EU
price
not in the database yet

Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label — that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.