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DROPS Andes

DROPS

Andes

ball band: "super bulky" · hand wash

65% wool35% alpaca

Super Bulky

A soft and chunky blend of alpaca and wool

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gauge

10 sts × 14 rows / 10 cm on 9 mm

spec

length / skein
90 m
weight / skein
100 g
needle
9 mm

substitutes (4)

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

Snow

DROPSSuper Bulky100% wool

close match
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
9 mm
skein
50 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

TWISTER

LangYarnsSuper Bulky100% wool

close match
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 100 g

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

MAXIMO

PascualiSuper Bulky100% wool

close match
gauge
10 sts (same)
needle
9 mm
skein
80 m / 100 g

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

FLASH

KatiaSuper Bulky53% wool, 47% acrylic

close match
gauge
11 sts (+1)
needle
9 mm
skein
100 m / 100 g

11 sts instead of 10 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (1)

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Andes
weight group
Super Bulky
group source
measured
ball band
super bulky
ply
14
fibres
65% wool, 35% alpaca
skein
90 m / 100 g
gauge
10 sts/14 rows @ 9 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
no
made in
Peru
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.