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DROPS Baby Merino
DROPS Baby Merino: 350 m per 100 g, 3 mm hook, Wool. Best substitutes ranked by Match Score, ball equivalences and a yardage calculator.
Technical specifications
- Weight (CYC)
- 1 – Super Fine
- Meters per 100 g
- 350 m
- Recommended hook
- 3 mm
- Composition
- 100 % Wool
- Ball
- 50 g · 175 m (191 yd)
- WPI (wraps per inch)
- 14–30 (CYC range)
- Standard gauge (10 × 10 cm)
- 24 sts × 32 rows
- Texture
- Plied
- Status
- Available
Best substitutes for DROPS Baby Merino
Ranked by Match Score: density (40%), weight (20%), fiber (15%), texture (15%) and hook size (10%).
= 875 m of DROPS Baby Merino in total
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DROPS Alpaca Match Score 86 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same fiber family
- same texture
- same hook range
−5 % meters per 100 g vs. original 167 m per ball (−8 m) 1 – Super Fine · Alpaca
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of DROPS Alpaca 2 4 6 11 You need 6 balls of DROPS Alpaca
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DROPS Nord Match Score 85 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same texture
- same hook range
−3 % meters per 100 g vs. original 170 m per ball (−5 m) 1 – Super Fine · Blend
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of DROPS Nord 2 4 6 11 You need 6 balls of DROPS Nord
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DROPS Fabel Match Score 73 %
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+17 % meters per 100 g vs. original 205 m per ball (+30 m) 1 – Super Fine · Wool
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of DROPS Fabel 1 3 5 9 You need 5 balls of DROPS Fabel
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DROPS Loves You 7 Match Score 70 %
- similar density
- same weight
- same texture
−3 % meters per 100 g vs. original 170 m per ball (−5 m) 1 – Super Fine · Cotton
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of DROPS Loves You 7 2 4 6 11 You need 6 balls of DROPS Loves You 7
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DROPS Flora Match Score 68 %
- same weight
- same fiber
- same texture
- same hook range
+20 % meters per 100 g vs. original 210 m per ball (+35 m) 1 – Super Fine · Wool
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of DROPS Flora 1 3 5 9 You need 5 balls of DROPS Flora
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Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 Match Score 66 %
- same weight
- same texture
−9 % meters per 100 g vs. original 160 m per ball (−15 m) 1 – Super Fine · Cotton
Balls of DROPS Baby Merino 1 3 5 10 Balls of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 2 4 6 11 You need 6 balls of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4
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Rounded up by meters per ball. Buy all balls from the same dye lot.
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How much DROPS Baby Merino do you need?
Pick a project and a stitch: the calculator already uses the 175 m and 50 g of each ball of DROPS Baby Merino.
Frequently asked questions about DROPS Baby Merino
What hook size do you use for DROPS Baby Merino?
For DROPS Baby Merino we recommend a 3 mm crochet hook. It is a 1 – Super Fine yarn according to the Craft Yarn Council: go down half a size for firm fabric such as amigurumi and up half a size for garments with more drape.
How many meters are in a ball of DROPS Baby Merino?
A ball of DROPS Baby Merino has 175 meters (191 yards) and weighs 50 g, which is 350 meters per 100 g.
What is the best substitute for DROPS Baby Merino?
The best substitute for DROPS Baby Merino in CrochetMetrics is DROPS Alpaca, with a 86% Match Score. It has 334 m per 100 g (−5 % vs. the original): for every 5 balls of DROPS Baby Merino you will need 6 balls of DROPS Alpaca.