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DROPS Belle

DROPS

Belle

ball band: "DK / worsted"

53% cotton33% viscose14% linen

DK

Everyday luxury!

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
120 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

substitutes (16)

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

Cotton Light

DROPSDK50% cotton, 50% polyester

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
105 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

AMIRA LIGHT

LangYarnsDK100% cotton

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

Panettone

HobbiiDK87% cotton, 7% polyamide, 6% metal

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

LØVETAND

CaMaRoseDK100% linen

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
140 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

Sointu

NovitaDK49% viscose, 42% cotton, 9% wool

close match
gauge
22 sts (+1)
needle
4 mm
skein
120 m / 50 g

→ 22 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

patterns matching this yarn (135)

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Belle
weight group
DK
group source
measured
ball band
DK / worsted
ply
8
fibres
53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen
skein
120 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Machine wash gentle 30°C / Dry Flat
superwash
—
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.