Hello, Crocheters! My name is Edie Eckman, and I’m so excited to be leading this Motif Afghan Crochet-Along! I’m a crochet (and knit) designer, and lately I’ve been doing lots of motif crochet. You may think of it as “granny squares”, but I’ve found it can be so much more than that. Let me tell…

I was in mid-town New York City last weekend and saw a striking crochet art exhibit in the window of the Roger Smith Hotel.  There will be a performance on several upcoming evenings that integrate dance in this crochet setting.  If you are in New York City it looks like something you won’t want to…

New York Fashion Week is the place to see and be seen. Underground yarn-bombing group Knitta Please got into the spirit by adding colorful knitted covers to poles outside of the Standard Hotel. The project, which will be on display through tomorrow, is meant to celebrate the relationship between fashion, design, crafting, and street culture.…

The film Julie and Julia has inspired one knitter to take her own challenge: knit and blog about all 48 projects from Nicky Epstein’s Knitting on Top of the World. Beginning in January, Mary will knit one garment per month in the order that they appear in the book. She’ll be tracking her progress on…

Our friends over at Craft are hosting Cozy Up to Yarn Month on their website, featuring great knit, crochet, and yarn craft projects throughout the month of September. They are also featuring an adorable fuzzy panda amigurumi crochet-along. Click here to check out the first crochet-along post! Click here to check out a preview of…

The listeners of YarnCraft are some great people, and Liz and I just wanted to share a couple of the kind and amazing things they have been saying on the YarnCraft blog and in the Ravelry fan group. We want to thank our listeners for their kind words and for stopping by and tuning in…

In honor of our newsletter’s new Tip of the Week, we’re having a Twitter contest! Simply tweet your favorite knitting, crocheting, or yarn-related tip @LionBrandYarn by Friday, August 28th. Be sure to use the #LionTip hash tag to make it easy to spot. Only one entry per person, please. Our favorite will win a $50…

How did you do on our first Puzzler?   The answers are in this newsletter.  We’d love to know what you thought about this new newsletter feature.  Was it too difficult? too easy?  Do you like crossword puzzles or would you prefer another type of puzzle?

Over the past few weeks, you’ve made some fantastic pledges to charities and have (hopefully) finished up some projects. Here are a few helpful hints to make sending your donations as easy as possible: 1. Double-check that your item meets the charity’s requirements. If your item is complete but fails to meet specifications, consider donating…

Last week, we were at the Knit & Crochet Show in Buffalo, checking out the workshops, classes, fashion shows, and more. On Tuesday, India and I attended the CGOA’s Professional Development Day (PDD), where we gave the luncheon speech on the behind-the-scenes activities of Lion Brand. We also attended workshops with designers, writers, and editors…