Merino wools
Made from 100% extra fine merino wool fibers, DROPS Baby Merino, Merino Extra Fine and Big Merino are warm and super soft yarns, that are gentle on the skin, and therefore great for baby and children garments. It is super soft, breathes well and is itch free. Spun from multiple thin strands, they give beautiful, even stitches, and it’s Ideal for textured patterns such as cables and seed stitch. Garments made in these yarns are very comfortable, have extra elasticity and great surface quality. It is this special construction that makes it important to use the correct tension in your project, so use a tight tension rather than a loose one.
DROPS Merino yarns are superwash treated, which means they're machine washable and suitable for everyday use; but when washing your garments you must be extra careful and follow closely the care instructions. These yarns are spun from fibers from free-range, mulesing free animals from South America, and are Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified.
How do I care for this yarn?
Machine wash on gentle cycle 40°C / Don’t use fabric softener / Dry Flat
All our super wash treated merino yarns should be washed in the machine, using a gentle cycle program. That being said, there are a few more tips that are extremely relevant when it comes to caring for this yarn:
- Machine wash - separately - using a gentle cycle program at 40ºC, with a light centrifugation (about 800rpm). Only use detergents without enzymes and optical brighteners.
- NEVER use fabric softener (the wool fibers become too soft and can slide apart).
- NEVER leave the garment to soak/wet in the washing machine for a long period of time.
- To dry the garment, shape it and lay it flat - do not hang - ideally on a warm bathroom floor or on top of a drying rack in a room with good air circulation. Never dry the garment in direct sunlight.
- Never iron the garment directly. Use always a damp cloth between your steaming iron or regular iron and the garment.
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.
