SILENT Wool - Tropical Lane

Tropical Lane SILENTE Wool – Fluffy Merino Blend Yarn 50g 125m

15% Merino Wool – 15% Viscose – 70% Dralon | 50g – 125m | Needles 5-6, Crochet 5

📋 Key features

• Composition15% Merino Wool – 15% Viscose – 70% Dralon
• Ball weight50 grams
• Lengthapprox. 125 meters
• Recommended needlesno. 5.0 – 6.0
• Recommended crochetno. 5.0
• WashingHand wash max 30°C, do not spin-dry
• Ideal forLight sweaters, cardigans, scarves, hats
• Estimated yield1 ball = small scarf; 4-5 balls = size M sweater

🧵 The yarn

Tropical Lane SILENTE Wool is a merino wool, viscose, and dralon blend yarn made entirely in Italy, designed for those seeking a yarn with a fluffy texture and soft touch. The combination of natural and synthetic fibers creates a perfect balance of lightness, volume, and durability, ideal for handmade projects that require softness without sacrificing practicality.

Each 50-gram ball provides approximately 125 meters of yarn, with excellent yardage that makes it perfect for sweaters, cardigans, and medium-sized accessories. It is worked with 5-6 mm needles or a no. 5 crochet hook, ensuring a fast and pleasant experience even for beginners.

🧬 Technical composition: why it works

The 15% merino wool ensures natural softness and warmth without itching the skin, while the 15% viscose adds a light sheen and improves the yarn's glide on the needles. These two natural fibers work together to create a soft, pleasant feel, perfect for garments in direct contact with the skin like scarves, cowls, and sweaters.

The 70% dralon (a high-quality acrylic fiber) is the secret to its fluffy effect: it creates volume without adding weight, maintains the garment's shape over time, and makes maintenance easier. This synthetic fiber makes the yarn more wear-resistant and reduces the risk of pilling, a common issue with 100% wool yarns. The result is a yarn that combines the best of natural and technical fibers.

📦 Ball format and yield

Each 50-gram ball contains approximately 125 meters of yarn, an excellent weight-to-length ratio for a fluffy yarn. With just one ball, you can make a small scarf or a baby hat; for a woman's size M sweater, you need about 4-5 balls, while a long cardigan requires 7-8 balls.

Thanks to its voluminous texture, garments made with SILENTE Wool look full and soft without requiring excessive amounts of yarn. Important tip: always purchase all the balls needed for your project at the same time to ensure color uniformity across different production lots.

🧶 Recommended work

5-6 mm needles are the ideal size to highlight the fluffy texture of this yarn: smaller needles would compress the fibers, reducing the volume, while larger needles would create a fabric that is too loose. With 5-6 mm needles, you get a soft but defined stitch, perfect for sweaters and cardigans that hold their shape without becoming stiff.

For no. 5 crochet work, the yarn glides well and creates full, even stitches, ideal for cloud-stitch scarves, ribbed hats, or soft bags. It is also very easy to work with for beginners: the yarn does not split easily, and mistakes are barely noticeable thanks to the soft texture.

✨ Why choose SILENTE Wool

Compared to 100% acrylic yarns, SILENTE Wool offers a much softer and more natural feel thanks to the presence of merino wool and viscose, without sacrificing ease of maintenance. Compared to 100% wool yarns, it is easier to wash, does not felt, and maintains its volume over time without losing its shape.

Its real strength is the fluffy effect: garments made with this yarn look voluminous and cozy yet remain light to wear, perfect for mid-season or for those seeking warmth without weight. The made in Italy production by Tropical Lane guarantees quality control over the twist, dyeing, and uniformity of the yarn.

🎨 What you can make

SILENTE Wool is perfect for lightweight mid-season sweaters, soft and cozy cardigans, scarves and shawls with cloud or brioche stitches, fluffy hats, and winter beanies. It is also excellent for handmade accessories like cowls, cuffs, headbands, and soft bags.

👩‍🎨 Who it is for

This yarn is also suitable for beginners: it glides well on needles and crochet hooks, does not split easily, and mistakes are hard to see thanks to the soft texture. Working with 5-6 mm needles is fast and rewarding, perfect for those who want to see results quickly.

It is especially chosen by hobbyists looking for a versatile yarn for mid-season projects, artisans who sell handmade goods and appreciate the value for money, and those who give handmade creations looking for a soft, high-quality product without excessive costs.

🧼 Maintenance and care

• WashingHand wash in lukewarm water max 30°C
• BleachingDo not bleach
• Spin-dryingDo not spin-dry
• DryingLay flat to dry away from heat sources
• IroningIron at low temperature if necessary
• StorageStore in a dry place, away from moisture

📌 Important note

📊 Technical data summary