Sweaters for Chickens

This is for real! Brigitte Hawley, from Benenden, in Kent, England decided to care for gave the four chickens rescued from the Battery Hen Welfare Trust. She knit them sweaters to help them survive the cold winter and called her creations the “chux tux.” In the end, not only was her altruistic deed rewarded by…

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The Beauty of Homespun

Homespun is one of those iconic yarns Lion Brand is known for, so people might be surprised to find out that it was “born” in 1997. I know it surprised me when I started at Lion Brand – I assumed Homespun must have been around forever! Homespun started when David saw a unique yarn woven…

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Don’t try this at home

According to this article, doctors are using size 7 crochet hooks in a new surgical procedure to remove varicose veins.

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