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DROPS Puna

DROPS

Puna

hand wash

100% alpaca

DKWorsted

Pure alpaca softness

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

length / skein
110 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
4 mm

patterns matching this yarn (478)

see all 478 patterns →

substitutes (64)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Daisy

DROPSDK100% merino

matching
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]

BABY ALPACA

Gabo WoolWorsted · Aran100% alpaca

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
112 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Merino Extra Fine

DROPSDK · Worsted100% merino

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
105 m / 50 g

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

[same brand]

CASHMERINI

Gabo WoolWorsted · Aran70% merino, 30% cashmere

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Double Sunday

Sandnes GarnDK100% merino

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
108 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Puna
weight group
DK · Worsted
group source
brand
ball band
DK / worsted
ply
8
fibres
100% alpaca
skein
110 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Hand Wash cold 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.