from:
6.00$
per 1.8 oz
Content: 65% Alpaca, 28% Polyamide, 7% Wool
Yarn Group:
C (16 - 19 stitches)
/ 10 ply / aran / worsted
Weight/yardage: 1.8 oz (50 g) = approx 164 yds (150 m)
Recommended needle size: US 8 / 5 mm
Gauge: 4" x 4" / 10 x 10 cm = 17 sts x 22 rows
Care: Hand Wash, cold max 30°C / 86F. Dry Flat
/ Feltable
Superwash: no
Made in: Peru/EU
An exciting "blow yarn" made from soft baby alpaca and cozy merino wool - this quality has a unique construction where instead of spinning, the fibers of baby alpaca and merino wool are blown into a tube together. Garments made in this yarn are about 30-35% lighter than those made with conventional spun yarns of the same thickness.
DROPS Air is a light, airy yarn that feels beautiful against the skin, which makes it perfect for sweaters, jackets and accessories, with both texture and cable patterns. Garments made in DROPS Air are totally itch-free, which means everyone can wear them!
Read more about our products' sustainability here
Hand Wash, cold max 30°C / 86F. Dry Flat
First of all, consider just airing the garment, instead of washing it. If you still desire to wash it, here are some guidelines:
Note: If you are washing a project made with this yarn combined with another, the general guideline is to follow the washing instructions for the most delicate of the yarns you are working with.
See how this yarn looks before and after felting:
Needles: 5.00 mm
Before: 17 sts x 22 rows
After: 24 sts x 38 rows
See a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about our yarns.
1) What type of fibers make the DROPS yarns?
Yarn can be made from a large number of natural and synthetic fibers. DROPS carries mainly yarns made from wool, cotton, alpaca, linen, mohair and silk. Each fiber type has its own qualities, and they are often mixed to take advantage of the best properties of each one. Coarse yarn has the advantage of being stronger and more durable, and finer fibers offers more softness and comfort. Here a bit about the main fibers we carry:
Alpaca:
Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca, and it is similar in structure to sheep wool fiber. Its softness comes from the small diameter of the fiber, similar to merino wool. It is a soft, durable, luxurious and silky natural fiber. Yarn made from alpaca fibers does not felt or pill easily, and it can be light or heavy in weight, depending on how it is spun. While similar to sheep’s wool, it is warmer, not prickly, and has no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic. Alpacas come in 22 natural colors, with more than 300 shades from a true-blue black through browns-black, browns, white, silver and rose-greys.
Mohair:
This fiber comes from the Angora goats, and its considered a luxury fiber. Mohair yarn is warm as wool, but much lighter in weight; it is durable, dyes well and does not felt easily. Mohair fibers have also a distinctive luster created by the way they reflect light. Despite being a hard fiber, mohair is usually spun into a very fluffy yarn, resulting in airy and lustrous garments.
Wool:
The wool fibers comes from the skin of sheep and are relatively coarse fibers. Two striking characteristics of wool are its susceptibility to heat and its felting property, which is caused by the scales on the surface. Depending upon the breed of sheep, the appearance of the wool varies.
Wool from Merino sheep is considered the finest type of wool, having as characteristics that is finely crimped and soft. All the Merino wool in the DROPS yarns has its origins in South America, coming from sheep that have not been subject to Mulesing.
Pure new wool is wool made directly from animal fleece, and not recycled from existing wool garments.
Machine washable wool is wool treated chemically to minimize the outer fuzzy layer of the fibers, and be therefore fitable for machine wash (see Superwash).
Silk:
The silk fiber is a fine continuous fiber produced from the cocoon of a moth caterpillar known as the silkworm. While silkworm is cultivated, the wild or tussah silk is obtained from uncultivated silkworm cocoons. Silk fiber is one of the strongest natural fibers and makes a wonderful knitting yarn. It blends really well with other fibers, especially wool. Silk also dyes beautifully with natural dyes.
Vegetable fibers:
There are several varieties of vegetable fibers, found in the cell walls of plants or vegetables. Of all the varieties, two are recognized as major knitted or textile fibers. They are cotton and linen.
Cotton is the fiber surrounding the seeds in a cotton pod, and it is almost pure cellulose. Cotton is usually white in color but there are green and brown varieties as well. The cotton fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile that is good for summer clothing and accessories, making a weaker yarn than silk or linen but stronger than wool.
Mercerized cotton is cotton that has been through a mercerization treatment. This treatment gives cotton fabrics and threads a lustrous yarn that is more lustrous than conventional cotton. It is also stronger, takes dye a little more readily, makes the yarn more resistant to mildew and reduces lint. It also may not shrink or lose its shape as much as "regular" cotton.
Linen is a fiber derived from the stalk of the flax plant that is durable and stronger than any other fiber. The linen fiber is relatively soft, straight and lustrous and becomes more beautiful with age. Linen is more comfortable to wear in hot temperatures than cotton, due to the fact that it absorbs moisture better and dries more quickly.
Other materials used in our yarns include synthetic fibers such as acrylic, viscose, polyamide (nylon) and polyester.
3) What type of information can I find on the DROPS yarn labels?
All DROPS yarn labels include information about fiber content (wool, cotton, etc.), weight in grams and ounces, length in meters and yards, washing instructions and symbols (explained here), color number, dye lot number and yarn group information.
4) What are the DROPS yarn groups?
All DROPS yarns are classified into 6 different thickness groups (A to F). Yarns in a same group have similar knitting tension/gauge, and can therefore be interchanged in patterns; however the length may be different, so when substituting always calculate the amount of meters/yards needed for the pattern to know the amount of yarn you need to get.
5) Can I use a different yarn than the one mentioned in the pattern?
Yes, as long as the yarn can be worked in the same knitting tension/gauge. Always swatch to make sure you get the same number of stitches in width and rows in height as given in the pattern.
Remember that different yarns with different textures, will give the garment different looks. The yardage/length may also be different, so when substituting always calculate the number of yards needed, in order to know the amount of yarn you need.
Read more about how to calculate the amount of an alternative yarn - and how to replace 1 thread of a yarn with 2 or more of another, here.
6) What does it mean when a yarn is “Superwash”?
A superwash wool is a special wool product that has been treated or processed in a way that allows it to be machine washable. Many people are afraid to work with wool because it is so easy to shrink (though some shrink wool on purpose) and superwash wool can allow them to work with great fibers without worry. (Read more here).
7) What does “Oeko-Tex® certified” means?
The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s as a response to the needs of the general public for textiles which posed no risk to health. The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 is a globally uniform testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. The test for harmful substances comprise substances which are prohibited or regulated by law, chemicals which are known to be harmful to health, and parameters which are included as a precautionary measure to safeguard health.
For more info go to www.oeko-tex.com
10) How accurate are the colours on the shade cards online?
When obtaining images for the shade card, we do our best to achieve the highest level of color accuracy. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee how images will appear on your computer screen. Every monitor displays color differently, some colors might look darker than they really are, and some colors might be more saturated on some screens. If you experience that many of the yarn colors looks different on your screen than the actual color of the skeins, you can adjust the setting on your monitor.
11) What is a micron? What does super fine / extra fine mean?
The fineness of yarn fibers is measured in microns (thousands of millimeters). Super fine alpaca wool is 26-28 microns. Fine merino wool is less than 21.5 microns and extra fine merino is under 19.5 microns. The less microns the softer and more delicate a quality can be, the more microns the more hard wear the quality will be.
12) Why are the colors in my skeins of print yarn different?
The reason why two skeins of a same print yarn look different can be 1) that both skeins are part of different dye lots; 2) that the skeins have been dyed using a technique called "magic print" (the one used for example in DROPS Delight), which provides unique patterns and smooth color transitions to each skein, meaning also that within one dye lot, lighter or darker varieties might appear. This is no fault or defect, but part of the yarn's character.
13) My store doesn’t have the color I want, what can I do?
If your DROPS store doesn’t have the yarn color you want, try contacting a DROPS Super Store (the ones with the golden badges) - they will make sure to get a hold of the color even if they don’t have it in stock themselves. See a list of all DROPS stores here.
14) Where can I find a specific dye lot of a color?
Always try contacting your DROPS store first. If they do not have the dye lot you want we recommend you to ask other knitters and crocheters in the DROPS Workshop in Facebook or Ravelry, which may have the dye lot in their stash and might be willing to part from it.
Yarn sheds because there's not enough twist to hold all of the fibers together. All yarns have excess fibers (from production) that might come off as lint or shedding, in varied degrees that depend on how the yarn is spun. Brushed yarns ("hairier" yarns) like DROPS Melody, have more of these loose fibers than other yarns, and therefore shed more. Shedding also depends on what is worn under or over the garment, and whether this pulls at the yarn fibers. It’s therefore not possible to guarantee that there will be no shedding.
Below are some tips on how to get the best result when working with hairier yarns:
Pilling is a natural process that happens to even the most exclusive of fibers. It's a natural sign of wear and tear that is hard to avoid, and that is most visible in high friction areas of your garment like a sweater's arms and cuffs.
You can make your garment look as new by removing the pilling, using a fabric comb or a pill/lint remover.
If you are looking to replace this yarn with another DROPS yarn, you can use another yarn within the same yarn group, or try our yarn converter!
Kristbjørg wrote:
Hej :) Jeg havde tænkt mig at strikke model 97-8, men med Cloud istedet for Eskimo. Men på grund af større farvevalg i Air, spekulerer jeg på, om resultatet bliver det samme, hvis jeg strikker med dobbelt Air?
13.10.2016 - 18:19DROPS Design answered:
Hej Kristbjörg. Du kan sagtens erstatte med en dobbelt traad Air. Husk at strikke en pröve först saa du har styr paa strikkefastheden. God fornöjelse.
14.10.2016 kl. 17:53Lene Møller wrote:
Jeg elsker Drops Air, det er så dejlig blødt og let. Men jeg "mangler" nogle farver. Så jeg vil høre om og hvornår der kommer flere farver til? Jeg efterlyser specielt en mix gul, mix mørklilla og mix mørkegrøn. Er det farver i har planlagt?
08.10.2016 - 10:32DROPS Design answered:
Hej Lene. Tak for dit input. Paa nuvaerende tidspunkt er der ikke planer om nye farver paa kort termin, men vi skal notere dine önsker!
10.10.2016 kl. 11:03Anneso wrote:
Bonjour, quelle est la différence endre la laine drops air mix et drops air uni colour ?
01.10.2016 - 11:43DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Anneso, les qualités "unicolour" sont faite d'une seule couleur, les "mix" sont faites avec 2 couleurs pour leur donner un petit effet. Bon tricot!
03.10.2016 kl. 11:30Vigdis Syversen wrote:
Hei! Egner dette garnet seg til kjole, lang erm, damestorrelse, og har du evt. en enkel oppskrift. Hvor mye garn trengs? Spor samtidig om dere sender til USA? Paa forhaand takk!
29.09.2016 - 17:44DROPS Design answered:
Hej Vigdis. Du kan sagtens lave en kjole i dette garn. Sög paa kjoler i garngruppe C og se her hvordan du udregner hvor meget garn du skal bruge. Der er butikker, der sender til USA, men vi har ogsaa 2 US butikker
30.09.2016 kl. 13:54Marina wrote:
Do you have Air 130m in 50g? I have heard that many knitter says they have Air 130m in 50g. Mine are 150m in 50g. Is 130m in 50g old edition or smth?
17.09.2016 - 20:22DROPS Design answered:
Dear Marina, DROPS Air has been edited so that it is now 150 m / 50 g. Old Air version had 130 m/50 g but yarn is the same. Happy knitting!
19.09.2016 kl. 10:49Britt Larsen wrote:
Jeg er begejstret for Air, men forstår ikke, hvorfor stort set alle opskrifter på sweaters skal strikkes fra oven og ned...? Jeg er ellers rutineret strikker, men har givet op overfor Emerald Queen/171-1.....jeg synes, der er alt for meget i den opskrift, man nærmest skal gætte sig til....Er der en opskrift, der kan anbefales fra garngruppe C? Andre der har erfaring med at strikke en model "nedefra og op"? Mvh Britt
15.09.2016 - 09:06DROPS Design answered:
Hej Britt. Ovenfra og ned har vaeret meget populaer de sidste par aar og derfor er der i de sidste kollektioner ogsaa flere der strikkes ovenfra ned. Men söger du paa en sweater i garnkategori C, saa faar du ogsaa en hel del som strikkes nedefra og op
15.09.2016 kl. 13:40Alice Calvi wrote:
Buongiorno, dovrei fare un maglione "lopi " e sarebbe bellissimo col filato Air, che trovo fantastico, purtroppo non c'è il giallo. Cosa posso abbinare ad Air? Avete intenzione di inserire il giallo tra i colori? Grazie
13.09.2016 - 11:51DROPS Design answered:
Buongiorno Alice. Purtroppo anche tra gli eventuali filati alternativi e con caratteristiche simili a Air, non è disponibile il colore giallo. Può rivolgersi al suo rivenditore Drops di fiducia per un'assistenza più personalizzata. Grazie e buon lavoro!
13.09.2016 kl. 14:14Eliza wrote:
I am absolutely loving this yarn! it is knitting up beautifully and I can't wait to show the jumper I am making. More colours please!
05.07.2016 - 13:11Rachel wrote:
Bonjour. Je lis que le fil Air est doux, léger, ne gratte et peut donc être porté par tout le monde. Mais peut-on l'utiliser pour réaliser un nid d'ange pour un nouveau-né ? (risques d'allergie, problème respiratoire...) Aucun magasin près de chez moi ne vend de la laine Drops, personne ne sait donc me renseigner, sauf vous via internet ! Merci
07.06.2016 - 16:15DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Rachel, la différence de sensibilité est propre à chacun, n'hésitez pas à contacter votre magasin DROPS par mail ou téléphone (cf liste), ils sauront répondre à vos questions en fonction de vos attentes. Bon tricot!
07.06.2016 kl. 17:06Carolina Telo wrote:
Dus ik heb "oude" bollen Air en de looplengte is dus 130 meter? Dat is dus verwarrend! Ik ging er vanuit dat er 150 meter op elke bol at...
10.05.2016 - 16:22DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Carolina. Ja, dat klopt
11.05.2016 kl. 11:42Carolina Telo wrote:
Hallo, op de wikkels van de bollen Drops Air die ik heb besteld, staat dat er 130 meter op zit. Volgens jullie site is de looplengte van Air 150 meter. Ik heb Wolplein gecontacteerd, waar de wol vandaan komt, en men zegt dat er 150 meter op zit. Mijn vraag is: wat is de juiste looplengte??!!
10.05.2016 - 13:18DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Carolina. We hebben kortgeleden het garen een beetje aangepast, wat betekent dat het nu een looplengte van 150 m heeft. Er kunnen nog "oude" bollen met wikkels met 130 m per 50 gr in de winkels zijn, maar het garen is hetzelfde.
10.05.2016 kl. 15:36Wenche Gordon wrote:
Hei! Jeg prøver å lagre nedenstående mønster som pdf på PCen min for å kunne printe det ut, men greier det ikke. Det har ikke vært noe problem med andre mønstre fra dere. Sjona by DROPS Design Strikket DROPS genser i ”Air” med rundfelling og nordisk mønster Er det mulig å få den tilsendt på e-post som pdf? På forhånd takk for hjelpen! Med beste hilsen Wenche Gordon
06.05.2016 - 15:12DROPS Design answered:
Hej Wenche. Vi har ikke mulighed for at sende de gratis opskrifter individuelt. Jeg har lige prövet at gemme det önskede mönster som pdf, og jeg havde ingen problemer. Pröv at se om det ikke lykkes nu, god fornöjelse :-)
09.05.2016 kl. 10:39Martine wrote:
Bonjour ,je voudrais faire une veste ou il faut 1100 gr de Népal mais je voudrais la faire en Air .La Air a le double de longueur au même poids que la Népal aurais je assez avec 550gr de air ?
30.04.2016 - 16:30DROPS Design answered:
Bonjour Martine, cliquez ici pour calculer le métrage nécessaire. Bon tricot!
02.05.2016 kl. 10:51Antje Schupp wrote:
Ich muss meinen Kommentar von vor zwei Jahren etwas relativieren: Ich mag nach wie vor keine Kunstfasern. Mein Sohn wollte diese Wolle für sich und der Pulli ist echt eine warme weiche Wolke, leicht und wirklich superweich auch für sehr wollempfindliche Menschen. Pillt bis jetzt auch nicht. Die Technik mit dem "Schlauch" hat etwas für sich.
29.04.2016 - 23:15C.Geysendorpher wrote:
Wil graag de zigzag-deken van patroon 163-19 gaan maken, moet er echt met 2 draden gehaakt worden?
29.04.2016 - 17:02DROPS Design answered:
Hoi. Ja, dit dekentje wordt met 2 draden gehaakt.
02.05.2016 kl. 10:58Jens Dupont wrote:
04-7b0300 02-7a4758 det er dyelot no. på det jeg har bestilt
25.04.2016 - 17:23Antoinette wrote:
Lovely soft and light yarn, made 2 sweaters already. only backdrop is quite a lot of pilling and 'leaking' of hairs on clothes.
20.03.2016 - 09:30Marjon wrote:
Dit is echt de zaligste wol ooit!!!! Zo vederlicht en knuffelzacht, heerlijk om mee te breien en een droom om te dragen.
19.03.2016 - 16:21Inge wrote:
Mijn opmerking hieronder is geen opmerking maar een vraag.
09.03.2016 - 10:09DROPS Design answered:
Hoi Inge. Neem contact op met het verkooppunt waarin je het garen hebt gekocht. De "oude" Air had 130 m, maar dat is inmiddels aangepast naar 150 m. Het verkooppunt zal je verder helpen.
10.03.2016 kl. 12:47Victoria wrote:
Your website says that there are approximately 150 metres per 50g ball of Drops Air, but the yarn labels say only 130m. I'm now wondering if I've bought enough. Which figure is correct? Also, how do you recommend joining this yarn?
16.02.2016 - 15:25DROPS Design answered:
Hi Victoria. The yarn has been slightly modified so it now runs 150 m per ball 50 gr. So 150 m is now correct. If have an older version it's 130 m. You can calculate if you have enough for you pattern. For joining it's more a matter of taste - what you self think looks nice and works for you. We don't have a specific technique for the yarn.
17.02.2016 kl. 11:28Helga Kaempfer wrote:
Vielen Dank für die sehr schnelle Lieferung der wunderschönen Wolle.Ich freue mich schon auf die Arbeit.
11.02.2016 - 13:00Hanneke Egtberts wrote:
Ben al 35 jaar een enthousiaste breister: dit is de mooiste, zachtste en fijnste wol die ik ooit gebruikt heb. Ben nu bezig met een kabelvest van Drops bezig. Het krijgt de looks van een rood tweed colbert, alleen veel lichter, zachter en rekbaarder. Top!
07.02.2016 - 13:11Monica Hansen wrote:
"noppar sig" garnet air??
05.02.2016 - 15:32DROPS Design answered:
Hej Monica, Nej, DROPS Air är superfin och noppar inte vid "normal användning".
29.02.2016 kl. 14:09Mia wrote:
Merinoullen som används är den garanterat mulesing fri? mvh
03.02.2016 - 12:57DROPS Design answered:
Hej Mia. Ja, det er den. For ulden kommer fra faar i Sydamerika/Sydafrika, hvor mulesing ikke er tilladt.
04.02.2016 kl. 12:04
Ingrid wrote:
Une qualité vraiment magnifique, mousseuse, très agréable à travailler, même par les plus fortes chaleurs. Je l'ai tricotée en 6mm (je ne tricote pas très serré) pour faire une mini-couverture avec un point fantaisie très simple (mélange de mailles envers et endroit seulement). Les détails ressortent bien, pour un rendu aérien, léger et moelleux. Je crois que je vais me laisser tenter par d'autres couleurs maintenant !
28.07.2016 - 10:56