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DROPS Paris

DROPS

Paris

100% cotton

AranWorsted

Fun and easy to knit cotton!

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gauge

17 sts × 22 rows / 10 cm on 5 mm

spec

length / skein
75 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
5 mm

patterns matching this yarn (403)

see all 403 patterns →

substitutes (35)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

SCARLETT

FontyDK · Worsted · Aran100% cotton

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
70 m / 50 g

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

Bomull-Lin

DROPSAran · Worsted53% cotton, 47% linen

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
85 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

Paulina

HobbiiAranest.100% paper

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
90 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4 mm rather than 5 mm.

Vegan Cashmere

KremkeWorsted · Aran100% cotton

matching
gauge
17 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
95 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram.

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

ANANAS+

LangYarnsWorsted70% lyocell, 30% pineapple

matching
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!

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Paris
weight group
Aran · Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
aran / worsted
ply
10
fibres
100% cotton
skein
75 m / 50 g
gauge
17 sts/22 rows @ 5 mm
care
Machine wash 60°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: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.