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DROPS Sky

DROPS

Sky

hand wash

74% alpaca18% polyamide8% merino

DK

Super soft and lightweight in baby alpaca and merino wool

↗ more info on DROPS

gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

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

patterns matching this yarn (463)

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substitutes (66)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Cashmere Pure

Lana GrossaDKest.100% cashmere

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4.5 mm
skein
115 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 4.5 mm rather than 4 mm.

Agnes by Permin

PerminDKest.75% merino, 15% yak, 10% cashmere

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
110 m / 25 g

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

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

No 3

ÖnlingDK · Worsted100% merino

matching
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
133 m / 50 g

→ Denser per gram.

BABY ALPACA

Gabo WoolWorsted · Aran100% alpaca

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

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

Daisy

DROPSDK100% merino

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

→ Denser per gram.

[same brand]
full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Sky
weight group
DK
group source
brand
ball band
DK
ply
8
fibres
74% alpaca, 18% polyamide, 8% merino
skein
190 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
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.