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DROPS Nord

DROPS

Nord

hand wash

45% alpaca30% polyamide25% wool

Fingering

Soft and durable in alpaca, wool and polyamide

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

24 sts × 32 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (413)

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substitutes (34)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Soft Fuzz

PicklesSport · DK · Aranest.53% alpaca, 47% wool

matching
gauge
23 sts (-1)
needle
3 mm
skein
195 m / 50 g

→ 23 sts instead of 24 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Alpaca

DROPSSport100% alpaca

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

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Nord has 25%.

[same brand]

Baby Merino

DROPSSport100% merino

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

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Nord has 25%.

[same brand]

VILJA

FilcolanaFingering100% alpaca

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

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Nord has 25%.

Cool Wool

Lana GrossaSport100% merino

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

→ Different blend: no springy wool part, while Nord has 25%.

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Nord
weight group
Fingering
group source
brand
ball band
fingering
ply
4
fibres
45% alpaca, 30% polyamide, 25% wool
skein
170 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/32 rows @ 3 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat
superwash
no
made in
Peru/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.