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DROPS Soft Tweed

DROPS

Soft Tweed

ball band: "DK" · hand wash

50% wool25% alpaca25% viscose

DK

A tweed classic in Superfine Alpaca and Merino Wool

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gauge

21 sts × 28 rows / 10 cm on 4 mm

spec

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

substitutes (21)

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

No 3

ÖnlingDK100% wool

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

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

Brusca

Rosa Pomar50% fine, saloia wool, 50% merino, fine wool

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

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

[weight group not set]

João

Rosa PomarDK100% wool

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
136 m / 50 g

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

MASHDALE

FilcolanaDK100% wool

close match
gauge
21 sts (same)
needle
4 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

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

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pairings from real patterns, and the gauge each reaches

Gauges observed in the patterns listed.

patterns matching this yarn (141)

full specification
brand
DROPS
name
Soft Tweed
weight group
DK
group source
measured
ball band
DK
ply
8
fibres
50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose
skein
130 m / 50 g
gauge
21 sts/28 rows @ 4 mm
care
Hand Wash max 30°C / Dry Flat / Feltable
superwash
no
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: 1406 yarns · 42 brands · 135 without gauge · 276/1408 gauge rows missing row count.