A group of women have been working for 23 years to knit their small town of Mersham, England. The wooly Mersham is a highly accurate scale model, including houses, a cricket match, a red phone booth, chickens, townspeople, and more. Read more about the remarkable knitted village here.

Just to recap: last week we cast on for the shrug, knit the yoke, and tried on the shrug to make sure it fits. In today’s post, we will go through some of the possible fit problems that you may have run into while trying on your shrug after last week’s installment. Once we do…

Are you a member of Ravelry? In addition to sharing your projects made with Lion Brand patterns and Lion Brand yarns, you can also join groups and connect with other yarncrafters with similar interests. We’ve got some great groups where you can share your projects, ideas, pictures, and more! Lion Brand Cafe – a general…

Here’s a story about a group called Yarn Overcomers that teaches unemployed people to reduce stress.

In this week’s post, we will cast on and work through the YOKE of the shrug.  The yoke of the sweater is the part that contains the cast on edge, the beginnings of the sleeves, and the top part of the body. Now that you’ve found the perfect yarn, the correctly-sized needles, made your swatch,…

If you’re looking for an amazingly entertaining, educational and fun outting, join about 85,000 people of all ages in the San Mateo County Expo Center at the end of May. Lion Brand will be a sponsor of Maker Faire for the third year in a row.  Other sponsors include Whole Foods, Google, and Yahoo.   You’ll…

If you’re in the NYC area, drop by the Spring Handmade Cavalcade, presented by the {NewNew} , an Etsy street team. The Handmade Cavalcade is a showcase/marketplace of handmade things from local artists, artisans, and crafters — stop by either Saturday or Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm at the Bell House in Brooklyn.…

Hello and welcome to the Textured Circle Shrug Knit-Along!  This is one of my favorite patterns from my newest book, Glam Knits, and I’m so happy to get to share it with you here. Before we get started with the knitting, let’s take some time to gather up our materials and all of the information…

This is a guest post from Rose, in our Sales department: On Monday night, April 27, Jack and I attended the Westchester Knitting Guild meeting at the Chappaqua Library in Chappaqua, NY. We met with Olive McNeil and the Westchester Knitting Guild members, who are a group of highly skilled knitters and crocheters. The women…

Our last knit-along of the Cable Luxe Tunic, was a big hit, and we’re ready to start another one! This time we will be working on a very special pattern — the Textured Circle Shrug from the book Glam Knits! We’re so excited to offer you this pattern for FREE, courtesy of North Light Books.…