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DROPS Safran

DROPS

Safran

100% cotton

Sport

Egyptian combed cotton in every colour!

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

24 sts × 32 rows / 10 cm on 3 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (413)

see all 413 patterns →

substitutes (54)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Maja by Permin

PerminSportest.100% cotton

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

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

Seashell

HobbiiSport40% cotton, 35% viscose, 25% linen

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
3.5 mm
skein
150 m / 50 g

→ Reaches this gauge on 3.5 mm rather than 3 mm.

Palet

IsagerSport100% cotton

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

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

SIEMPRE

LangYarnsDK62% cotton, 38% cupro

matching
gauge
24 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
340 m / 100 g

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

COCACHE

FontyFingering92% cotton, 8% cashmere

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

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

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Safran
weight group
Sport
group source
brand
ball band
sport
ply
5
fibres
100% cotton
skein
160 m / 50 g
gauge
24 sts/32 rows @ 3 mm
care
Machine wash gentle 40°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.