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DROPS

Merino Extra Fine

ball band: "DK / worsted" · superwash

DK

Superwash treated extra fine merino wool

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gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein: 105 m
weight / skein: 50 g
needle: 4 mm

substitutes (22)

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

Cotton Merino

DROPSDK50% wool, 50% cotton

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 110 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Daisy

DROPSDK100% wool

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 110 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Fiesta

DROPSDK75% wool, 25% polyamide

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 110 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Karisma

DROPSDK100% wool

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 100 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Lima

DROPSDK65% wool, 35% alpaca

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 100 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

patterns matching this yarn (150)

full specification

brand: DROPS
name: Merino Extra Fine
weight group: DK
group source: measured
ball band: DK / worsted
ply: 8
fibres: 100% wool
skein: 105 m / 50 g
gauge: 21 sts/28 rows @ 4 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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.