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DROPS Melody

DROPS

Melody

hand wash

71% alpaca25% merino4% polyamide

Bulky

A luxurious mix of merino wool and brushed alpaca

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

12 sts × 14 rows / 10 cm on 8 mm

spec

length / skein
140 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
8 mm

patterns matching this yarn (129)

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substitutes (28)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Orsetto

Lana GrossaBulkyest.60% merino, 40% alpaca

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. Reaches this gauge on 6 mm rather than 8 mm.

AVALON

LangYarnsBulky60% extra-fine merino, 40% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
8 mm
skein
82 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

TEDDY DEAR

Gepard GarnSuper Bulky40% alpaca, 60% merino

matching
gauge
11 sts (-1)
needle
6 mm
skein
75 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 11 sts instead of 12, on a 6 mm needle rather than 8 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

GLORY

LangYarnsBulky100% merino

matching
gauge
13 sts (+1)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
70 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram. 13 sts instead of 12 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

Candy

Lana GrossaBulkyest.80% merino, 20% polyamide

matching
gauge
12 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
300 m / 100 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 8 mm.

held together

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

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Melody
weight group
Bulky
group source
brand
ball band
chunky
ply
12
fibres
71% alpaca, 25% merino, 4% polyamide
skein
140 m / 50 g
gauge
12 sts/14 rows @ 8 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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.