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How-To Tuesday: A How-To-Knit Guide for Project Knitwell

With our latest publication, Project Knitwell Presents: The Comfort of Knitting, we aimed to bring our craft to those who could benefit most from stress relief. We were inspired by Project Knitwell’s commitment to bring knitting to caregivers in hospitals, and developed the book as a how-to guide for first-time knitters. Whether you yourself are…

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Knitting to Heal: Carol’s Project Knitwell Story

Carol Caparosa is the founder and board member of Project Knitwell, an organization dedicated to bringing comfort and therapy to people facing stressful situations through the joy of knitting. In this piece, Carol shares the story of her first born, and how a difficult time led to her back to knitting. After 19 hours of…

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Today is I Love Yarn Day — Here’s Why We Love Yarn!

Here at Lion Brand®, we love yarn every day. For I Love Yarn Day, however, we’d thought we’d share a glimpse at one of our most recent events. This summer in New York City, we teamed up with yarnbomber London Kaye (who you might remember from an episode of Tea with Shira) to get our…

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Training with David Babcock, the Knitting Runner: Can He Crochet the World’s Largest Doily and Run a Marathon?

This week, David Babcock — aka The Knitting Runner — shares his crochet plans for the first of two marathons he’s running this fall. Read on to see what he’ll make! Lion Brand® is sponsoring David in not one but TWO marathons this fall! David is running to raise money for Alzheimer’s research and he…

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6 Prayer Shawls to Make for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re turning our thoughts to sharing comfort and sympathy to those in our lives who need it most. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women worldwide, and the second most common in the United States. Whether you walk or run for the cure or…

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Lola Gets Some Good Advice from David Babcock, The Knitting Runner

Here is the latest installment of Lola, from its creator Todd Clark. Please donate $10 to the Alzheimer’s Association in support of David Babcock’s upcoming New York City Marathon race. If every Notebook reader gives just $10, we’ll reach our goal of $3500 before the race! *** *** *** Subscribe to The Weekly Stitch Newsletter…

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Training with David Babcock, the Knitting Runner: “Yes, it is hard.”

This week David wants to know – what do you find hard? Keep reading … Lion Brand is sponsoring David Babcock, aka the Running Knitter, in not one but TWO marathons this fall! David is running to raise money for Alzheimer’s research and he needs your support – please donate today. David is the Guinness World…

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Training with David Babcock, the Knitting Runner: Now Running With Crochet!

We’re happy to announce that Lion Brand will sponsor David Babcock, aka the Running Knitter, in not one but TWO marathons this fall! David is the Guinness World Record holder for knitting the longest scarf (over 12 feet!) while running a marathon, which he accomplished in 2013. Last year David ran the New York City Marathon in…

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3 Beautiful Projects to Crochet for Fall From Moogly!

Today we’re sharing a few popular patterns from Tamara Kelly, the amazing crochet and knitwear designer behind the blog, Moogly! If you haven’t checked out Moogly yet, you must! There’s just so much inspiration to be found on her site, you can literally dig through the content for days. With modest blogging beginnings as a…

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A Fine Day at Stitch ‘N’ Pitch: Jack Throws Out the First Pitch!

This summer I crossed off a major dream from my bucket list when I threw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game for the New York Mets at Citi Field. For the last eight years I’ve been very involved with Stitch ‘N’ Pitch. The event is a wonderful opportunity for the knitting and crochet…

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