DROPS

Bomull-Lin

Name: DROPS Bomull-Lin
Brand: DROPS

ball band: "aran / worsted"

53% cotton 47% linen

Aran

Rustic elegance in cotton and linen

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gauge

17 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein: 85 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 5 mm

substitutes (6)

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

Paris

DROPSAran100% cotton

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 75 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Cascata

HobbiiAran61% cotton, 39% acrylic

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 400 m / 200 g

→ Thinner per gram.

Le Coton & Alpaca

Biches & Bûches66% cotton, 34% alpaca

close match

gauge: 17 sts (same)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 90 m / 50 g

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

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm][weight group not set]

ANANAS+

LangYarnsAran70% lyocell, 30% pineapple

close match

gauge: 18 sts (+1)
needle: needle not recorded
skein: 80 m / 50 g

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

Cotton Cool (Limited Edition)

HobbiiAran100% cotton

close match

gauge: 18 sts (+1)
needle: 5 mm
skein: 170 m / 100 g

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

patterns matching this yarn (79)

full specification

brand: DROPS
name: Bomull-Lin
weight group: Aran
group source: measured
ball band: aran / worsted
ply: 10
fibres: 53% cotton, 47% linen
skein: 85 m / 50 g
gauge: 17 sts/22 rows @ 5 mm
care: Machine wash gentle 40°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.