For the second year Lion Brand Yarn is heading up the #hatnothate campaign to bring awareness to the anti-bullying initiatives of partner charity Box Out Bullying.
Their goal for this year is to collect 25,000 blue hats to distribute … Read More...
Knitting Fashion Trends for 2015
Happy new year! I hope you’re starting the year off right, with some crafting.
Lion Brand Yarn recently posted a collection of trends they’re seeing in fashion and yarn crafting right now that you might want to take into consideration … Read More...
Lion Brand Yarn Celebrates the Next Generation
Most knitters and crocheters have heard of Lion Brand Yarn, but I’ll best most don’t know much about the company’s history. It is the oldest American hand-knitting yarn brand, and the company was founded in 1878. But what’s really cool … Read More...
Learn to Knit a Raglan Cardigan with Help from Very Pink
If you’re still wanting to knit your first sweater and haven’t gotten started yet, Lion Brand Yarn and Very Pink have teamed up for a great little video tutorial showing how to knit the company’s Cropped Raglan Cardigan.
The … Read More...
Knitting Marathoner Hits New Personal Best in NYC
I’ve written before about David Babcock, the knitting marathoner who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest scarf knit while running a marathon (12 feet, completed at last year’s Kansas City Marathon).
Babcock ran the … Read More...
Marathon Knitter to Finger Knit Through New York
Remember the knitting marathoner? Last year David Babcock become the Guinness World Record holder for knitting the longest scarf ever made while running a marathon (at the Kansas City Marathon in October).
Word has it Babcock is headed back to … Read More...
Getting Creative with Keppi
Have you seen Lion Brand Yarn’s latest creation, Keppi? I haven’t gotten a look at it in person yet, but it looks like a lot of fun.
This yarn is like a whole bunch of yarns of different textures … Read More...
Knit to Flatter Your Body
We’ve all been there: you spend a lot of your time (and some hard-earned money as well) knitting a garment that looks awesome on the model or in the pictures, but when you’re finished it just doesn’t look quite right … Read More...
Pom-pom rug free pattern, make your own with this free pattern from lion brand yarn!
This rug is the cutest thing for any room you would like a touch of color and cozy feet. There is a free pattern on Lion Brand Yarns but the one SHANNON pictured on “happiness is” is more to my … Read More...
Win a Trip to Vegas to Meet Vanna White
Lion Brand Yarn is running a contest right now that asks people to share their stories of learning to knit or crochet or teaching someone else to knit or crochet.
The grand prize is a trip to Las Vegas to … Read More...
Check out Franklin Habit in the Lion Brand Notebook
I’m kind of in love with Franklin Habit. The knitter behind the hilarious blog The Panopticon never fails to make me smile with his views on knitting and life. (If you haven’t seen them already, go take a look at … Read More...
Selecting The Perfect Sweater Size
Our friends at Lion Brand Yarn posted an article on Selecting the Perfect Sweater Size. http://blog.lionbrand.com/2011/03/17/selecting-the-perfect-sweater-size/#comments
This article outlines the most important parts of figuring out the best size sweater for you. Also links to different styles of sweaters as … Read More...
Free Pattern from Lion Brand – Glitter Shrug
EASY! And pretty too! It’s just one, big rectangle. Knit this up with Vanna’s Glamour yarn (has sparkles in it) by LionBrand.
The pattern and yarn info are here.
Bring The Outside In…..
Free Shrug Pattern
I like shrugs. They’re totally functional. And versatile. And totally cool! This one’s made out of Nature’s Organic Cotton. Lots of awesome colors (including, yes, green! But I think I like the Dusty Blue color best).
This is one of … Read More...
Wait! What? All Lion Brand Online Patterns Are Free?
Speechless! And besides that, there are no words, but don’t sit here and read this, get over there! Lion Brand Yarn website is advertising 2713 FREE knitting, crochet and yarn craft patterns. Unbelieveable!
Why? Lion Brand Yarn is contributing to … Read More...
Lion Brand Yarn’s Got Back To School Covered!
Lunchbags, hair ties, bookmarks, you name it, and Lion Brand can hook you up.
Like this free lunchbag pattern. Shhh, don’t tell anyone that it’s crocheted, not knitted, but what the heck!
Sign up for Lion Brand’s newsletter and … Read More...