Lana Baby DMC 100% BABY 4 | 50g 120m - Needles 4mm OEKO-TEX
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Lana 100% BABY 4 DMC – Merino Extrafine Superwash 50g 120m
75% Extrafine Merino Wool + 25% Polyamide | 50g – 120m | OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 Certified
📋 Main Features
- Composition75% Extrafine Merino Wool + 25% Polyamide
- Ball Weight50g
- Yardage120m
- Recommended Needles4mm
- Recommended Hook4mm
- WashingMachine wash 30°C delicate cycle
- CertificationOEKO-TEX STANDARD 100
- Ideal forNewborns and young children
- Available colors12 neutral and dusty shades
🧵 The Yarn
Lana 100% BABY 4 DMC is a yarn specifically designed for the delicate skin of newborns and young children. Its composition combines 75% extrafine merino wool and 25% polyamide with Superwash treatment, ensuring extreme softness, natural warmth, and practical washability. Certified OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100, this yarn meets the strictest safety standards for products in contact with babies' skin.
Each 50g ball offers 120 meters of yarn, perfect for knitting and crocheting with 4mm needles or hooks. The color range includes 12 beautiful neutral and dusty shades, ideal for creating elegant and timeless baby wardrobe items.
🧬 Technical Composition: Why it works
The extrafine merino wool, which makes up 75% of this yarn, has been selected for its ultra-fine fibers, ensuring exceptional softness without the annoying "itchy" effect typical of traditional wools. This natural fiber offers perfect thermoregulation: it keeps warm when needed, but allows babies' delicate skin to breathe, preventing overheating and excessive sweating. Extrafine merino naturally absorbs moisture, keeping the baby dry and comfortable.
The 25% polyamide adds mechanical strength and durability to the yarn, essential characteristics for garments intended for frequent washing. This synthetic fiber reinforces the yarn's structure without compromising softness, and makes the Superwash treatment possible: a process that seals the wool scales, preventing felting in the washing machine. The result is a baby yarn that combines the best of natural fibers with the practicality required by modern mothers.
📦 Ball Size and Yield
The 50g for 120 meters size is designed to offer the right amount for baby projects without waste. With a single ball, you can make a baby hat, a pair of booties, or a crocheted bib. For a 0-3 month size sweater, approximately 3-4 balls are needed, while for a standard cot blanket (60x80cm), about 8-10 balls are required, depending on the stitch density chosen.
When planning larger garments, we recommend purchasing all necessary balls at once, preferably from the same dye lot. Although DMC guarantees excellent color consistency, small variations between different dye lots can be visible on large, solid-colored surfaces. Always keep the lot label for any future additional purchases.
🧶 Recommended Working
4mm needles are the ideal size for this yarn because they create a soft yet compact fabric, perfect for baby garments that need to protect without being stiff or heavy. With 4mm needles, you get about 22 stitches and 28 rows for a 10x10cm stockinette stitch square, a density that ensures thermal retention without sacrificing lightness. If you prefer a more open and airy fabric for summer garments, you can go up to 4.5mm needles.
With a 4mm crochet hook, this yarn performs beautifully for openwork blankets, dresses with fancy stitches, and soft amigurumi. The fiber glides smoothly without breaking, even with complex stitches or tight circular work. For beginners, it's an ideal yarn: it doesn't split easily, the stitch is clearly visible thanks to its regular twist, and mistakes can be corrected without damaging the fiber.
✨ Why choose Lana 100% BABY 4 DMC
Many baby yarns on the market are 100% acrylic: inexpensive and practical, but lacking the natural thermoregulation of wool. Others are pure wool without Superwash treatment: beautiful but challenging to wash, with a risk of felting. This DMC yarn solves both problems: it offers the warmth and softness of extrafine merino with the practicality of machine washing at 30°C. The OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certification also guarantees the absence of harmful substances, a fundamental aspect for products intended for newborns who put everything in their mouths.
In daily life with a newborn, this translates into garments you can wash whenever necessary without worry, that maintain their shape and softness wash after wash, and that do not irritate sensitive skin. If you create items to sell or give as gifts, OEKO-TEX certification is an added value that mothers immediately recognize and appreciate.
🎨 What you can create
This yarn is perfect for the entire baby wardrobe: from clothing items like sweaters, cardigans, and rompers, to accessories like hats, booties, and mittens. It's also ideal for cot or stroller blankets, which are warm but lightweight, and for soft toys like amigurumi and cuddly dolls. The OEKO-TEX certification makes it safe even for items that the baby will put in their mouth.
👩🎨 Who it's suitable for
This yarn is suitable for both beginners and experienced crafters. For beginners, it offers the advantage of a fiber that glides well, does not split easily, and allows every stitch to be clearly seen. The regular twist and uniform consistency make it easy to maintain consistent tension. For experienced crafters, the quality of extrafine merino fiber and OEKO-TEX certification allow for the creation of professional garments intended for sale or important gifts.
This yarn is typically chosen by mothers and grandmothers who knit for their own children, by hobbyists who love working with quality natural fibers, and by artisans who sell handmade baby items on online platforms or at markets. OEKO-TEX certification is a valuable element that justifies a higher selling price for those who work on commission.
🧼 Maintenance and care
- WashingMachine wash 30°C wool/delicate program
- BleachingDo not bleach
- Spin dryingDelicate spin max 600 rpm
- DryingLay flat to dry away from heat sources
- IroningWarm iron (max 110°C) if necessary
- StorageStore in a dry place away from direct light
📌 Important note
The indicated yardage (120m for 50g) may have a tolerance of ±5% according to production standards. For projects requiring multiple balls, always purchase the entire quantity needed at once, preferably from the same dye lot, to ensure perfect color uniformity. Although DMC maintains high quality standards, small variations between different dye lots can be visible on large, solid-colored surfaces. Keep the lot label for any future additional purchases.
📊 Technical Data Summary
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