The Lion Brand Yarn Company is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Cast Off Chemo! Comprised of yarn industry professionals, the organization operates on the belief that a cure for cancer is one of the most important goals in medicine. With the understanding that it’s a disease that affects all of us – our…

Happy Pi Day! It’s a special one too because today is 3/14/15, which happens to be the first five digits of Pi (3.1415) and if you’re super-into Pi, you know that this post went up at 9:26am, the next three digits (3.1415926)! Don’t know what the heck I’m on about? Pi is an irrational number…

We’re celebrating Homespun®! As our yarn of the month, it’s currently on sale for 20% off at lionbrand.com! Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite Homespun® projects designed by bloggers and Ravelry users. These projects are so inspiring and they highlight the unique and beautiful color palettes of the yarn. From accessories to home…

Blogger and author Kathryn Vercillo is an expert in the area of using crafting to heal, having researched the topic extensively for her book Crochet Saved My Life. In this post she shares how the Waldorf schools incorporate knitting and crochet into their curriculum, benefiting children in a variety of ways. Read Kathryn’s previous blog posts on…

This past week I had the pleasure of visiting the Big Apple Knitters Guild to unveil some of our newest offerings, live and in person. As the new Brand Ambassador, and a fifth generation member of the family business at Lion Brand, I was bursting with excitement to meet about eighty knitters and to talk…

Over the past few months, we’ve shared #scarfie projects from many of our favorite bloggers who all used Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® to design beautiful cowls, most of which require only one or two balls. I put together a collection of their wonderful #scarfie projects in case you missed any. They’re all simple crochet patterns…

Blogger and author Kathryn Vercillo is an expert in the area of using crafting to heal, having researched the topic extensively for her book Crochet Saved My Life. In this post she shares how crafts can heal when used as a social activity. She also introduces us to Yarndevu, a new resource connecting knitters and crocheters.…

We met up with Vanna White at the Craft and Hobby show in Anaheim, California earlier this month and she took a moment to share this special message: :: Can’t see the video above? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlALM66Dt0 :: Vanna’s signature collection yarn is on sale for the month of January and as Vanna mentions, you…

We’re excited to have Colette Smith stop by the Lion Brand Yarn booth (Booth #213, 5th floor) at Vogue Knitting Live NYC this weekend to demonstrate Hand Therapy for Knitters. Colette is a knitter, knitting instructor and fiber artist whose work you’ve likely seen at other fiber art shows. Colette knits beautiful, mythical dragons with yarn…

Now that the holidays are over, you might find that you have extra time to craft for yourself. Why not learn how to arm knit a cowl? Arm knitting continues to increase in popularity because it’s so quick and easy to complete a wearable project; a scarf or cowl will take an average of 30…