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DROPS Baby Merino

DROPS

Baby Merino

superwash

100% merino

Sport

Superwash treated extra fine merino wool

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

24 sts × 32 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

length / skein
175 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
3 mm

patterns matching this yarn (415)

see all 415 patterns →

substitutes (34)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Alpaca

DROPSSport100% alpaca

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
167 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

VILJA

FilcolanaFingering100% alpaca

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
165 m / 50 g

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

Cool Wool

Lana GrossaSport100% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
160 m / 50 g

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

Eco Melange

IsagerSport80% alpaca, 20% merino

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

GENGIS KHAN 3

FontyFingering100% yak

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

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

held together

with another yarn, or doubled, in real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Baby Merino
weight group
Sport
group source
brand
ball band
sport
ply
5
fibres
100% merino
skein
175 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/32 rows @ 3 mm
care
Machine wash gentle 40°C / no fabric softener / Dry Flat
superwash
yes
made in
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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.