DROPS

Puna

Name: DROPS Puna
Brand: DROPS

ball band: "DK / worsted" · hand wash

100% alpaca

Pure alpaca softness

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gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

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

substitutes (4)

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

PURA LANA

Gepard Garn50% alpaca, 50% wool

close match

gauge: 21 sts (same)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 115 m / 50 g

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

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

Wild Wool Silk

Gepard GarnWorsted40% silk, 60% wool

close match

gauge: 20 sts (-1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 120 m / 50 g

→ 20 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Puno Fine

Majo Garn39% alpaca, 7% wool, 54% cotton

close match

gauge: 20 sts (-1)
needle: 4 mm
skein: 125 m / 50 g

→ 20 sts instead of 21 — close, it might work. We recommend swatching!

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

Alpakka Ull

Sandnes Garn65% alpaca, 35% wool

close match

gauge: 22 sts (+1)
needle: 3.5 mm
skein: 100 m / 50 g

→ 22 sts instead of 21, on a 3.5 mm needle rather than 4 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

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

patterns matching this yarn (134)

full specification

brand: DROPS
name: Puna
weight group: DK
group source: measured
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.