Even the best yarns wear down with frequent use and machine washing – until now. Lion Brand created Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling for all your favorite projects that see a lot of wear and tear. Even before it is spun into a premium 4-ply acrylic, the fiber is treated to resist pilling. And, when pills do form (due to frequent use and washing), no need to pick them off – just throw the item in the washer and the pills disappear. But that’s not the only great thing about Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling. It is super soft, has great stitch definition, and comes in an extensive palette. This is the perfect yarn for those afghans the family loves to snuggle under on movie night, the scarf and hat you wear every day, and baby’s favorite blankie that gets dragged through the playground.
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Rated 3 out of
5 by
Koko23 from
I bought a bunch of skeins of this yarn a couple of weeks ago. So far, it works up pretty well, and it's reasonably soft. Unfortunately, two out of six skeins were made of separate pieces tied together (not a single long yarn as expected), and one has a major knot in the middle that looks as if it's also multiple pieces tied together. I haven't given in and used that one yet, so I don't know how it will turn out to be. But only 50% of the skeins I've used have actually been single continuous yarns, so I'm taking a couple of stars off.
Date published: 2024-10-04
Rated 4 out of
5 by
ASarizona from
Nice yarnThis yarn is easy to work with. Doesn’t split. Fairly soft. I only gave it 4 stars because i like to pull yarn from the center and it’s impossible to find the center yarn pull end. End up pulling about half the center yarn out in a “yarn barf” which is very annoying!
Date published: 2024-08-29
Rated 3 out of
5 by
Gaga from
Beginning EndI have used various brands of yarn and notice some purposely place the beginning end at the center just peeking out enough to easily grab and start my project without pulling out a giant wad. If some brands can do this, why can’t Lion Btand Basic Stitch?
Date published: 2024-07-31
Rated 5 out of
5 by
KatStrat from
Nice and clean linesI bought the dusty pink, pine, silver, beige, and charcoal for a blanket and so far I’m very pleased with how the yarn is knitting up. I haven’t used or washed it yet so I’m not sure how it’ll do after that but so far it’s great and I’ve only had 1 knot in about 7 skeins.
Date published: 2024-07-07
Rated 5 out of
5 by
adela12343 from
Great yarnWonderful and easy to use yarn. I am loving working with it on a blanket. The colors are vibrant too.
Date published: 2024-06-26
Rated 4 out of
5 by
Laura S from
Great basic yarn.Using this yarn for a temperature blanket for my granddaughter. So far it’s working out beautifully.
I have noticed it tends to split a bit more than other yarns I’ve used.
I’m hoping it softens up after washing as well.
Date published: 2024-06-25
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Nancysnoncents from
YarnThis is great yarn and JoAnns had a great sale price.
Date published: 2024-06-18
Rated 4 out of
5 by
Heather T from
Basic Stitch yarnBeautiful color, perfect for my christmas stocking! Found a couple spots where the threads were thinner, but overall great product.