In one form or another, many of us have felt the emotional turbulence that is the effect of cancer. Ourselves, a family member, spouse, friend. . . we hear and feel the stories of diagnosis and treatment and waiting and hoping. If you are here reading this then you probably also know and appreciate the…

The Original Prayer shawl designed by Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo. Prayer shawl. Peace shawl. Comfort shawl. Mantle. Whatever name you give them, they serve the same purpose. These are a wearable hug crafted with love and intent from maker to recipient. Whether it be personal words, verse, song, prayer, mantra, or something else, it is…

Just after Christmas, my 91-year old mother collapsed and disappeared into the fog of dementia, suddenly unreachable despite her body being still alive, and still here. And I began a long, slow submersion into grief that seemed, at times, to be dragging me down into the darkness where my mother had gone. Because she was…

Knitting, crochet, and other kinds of crafting can have healing, comforting properties. Project Knitwell brings that exact form of comfort to those who need it. Lion Brand Yarn partners with Project Knitwell by donating yarn to their cause, so they can focus on helping people in need. In 2015, we published a booklet, titled The…

Many years ago I was watching the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Vanna White was on and Johnny asked her, a bit suggestively in a Groucho Marx style, “What do you like to do in your spare time”? She replied that she was an avid crocheter. I almost fell out of bed when I heard…

One Dog Woof Talks Charity Patterns ChiWei Ranck of One Dog Woof is one of the most brilliant minds in the blogging world. You loved her Humpback Whale, which nearly broke the internet. Now ChiWei is here to talk about her two charity patterns for Yarn Heroes – the Millbrook Slouch Hat and the Millbrook Chunky…

Gaze upon the glory that is… THE DOMIKNITTER! Kristy Glass. You know her. You love her. Kristy was one of the first people to sign up for Yarn Heroes, and it goes without saying that she took the theme and FLEW with it. Kristy’s electric personality and huge heart provided a steady beat while we…

Want to do something nice with us? Then join us in giving back! Today only, in honor of Giving Tuesday, we are donating 20% of all yarn sales to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We’ve already donated $1.7 million to St. Jude’s through our Vanna White collection, and today it’s your opportunity to help us…

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and you may be feeling it’s time to do something generous. How about making some basic hats to donate? They’re a great project, because they’re useful — you can make preemie hats for a NICU, chemo caps for a hospital, or warm hats for the homeless. Since they don’t take too…

Retired engineer Ed Moseley, 86, learned to make hats for preemies, and as a result has now donated hundreds of them to a local neonatal intensive care unit, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Moseley lives in an assisted living facility in Acworth, GA, near Atlanta. The facility asked its residents to take part in an…