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Basic from Mainstays

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Basic

from Mainstays

Status

discontinued

Weight

Aran (8 wpi) ?

Wraps per inch

Yardage

397 yards
(363 meters)

Unit weight

198 grams
(6.98 ounces)

Gauge

17.0 sts
= 4 inches

Needle size

US 9 - 5.5 mm

Hook size

5.5 mm (I)

Fibers

100% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic

Texture

plied

Machine wash?

yes

Attributes

Care: Machine Dry, Machine Wash

Color: Solid color

Dye: Machine dyed

In 2017 Walmart relaunched the Mainstays Label. The label reads it is made in China. May also be made in Turkey.

Distributed by Walmart.

Solid Colors are 7 oz (198.4g) with 397 yards (363m)
Variegated Colors are 5 oz (141.7g) with 285 yards (260m)
You may need to adjust skein weight and yardage information on your individual stash entries when you add your yarn stash. This is all the same base yarn.

This is a different base yarn than 100% Acrylic Aran. They have different names & labels.