Last year, over 50,000 knitters and crocheters came to the annual Knit-Out & Crochet at the Mall of America! This year’s Knit-Out & Crochet event at the Mall of America will feature all your favorite knit & crochet designers, celebs like bestselling author Debbie Macomber, workshops, fashion shows, and so much more! Stop by the…

Cables and lace patterns are two beautiful ways to add texture and interest to your projects. Does a preference for one over the other say something about you? Which do you prefer: cables or lace? Related links: Classic Cables Scarf Lacy Luxe Cowl Are You a Ripple Person or a Granny Person?

The Cable Luxe Tunic is done — woo-hoo! As a designer, many times I have to work on wooly projects in the summer and cool lightweight projects in the winter, so it was a pleasure having this wonderfully warm project on my lap these last few weeks when the temperature was rarely reaching double digits!…

This is a guest post from Michelle Edwards–a life long knitter and the author/illustrator of many books for children including the 2006 Gryphon award winner, STINKY STERN FOREVER and CHICKEN MAN winner of National Jewish Book Award. Michelle lives in Iowa City, Iowa with her husband and three daughters. She is a frequent contributor to…

The Knit One Save One Campaign is over and I just wanted to share a few statistics: 102 knitters & crocheters involved 209 crochet hooks used 258 pairs of needles used 36,750 yards of yarn knit & crocheted 525 heads covered 1,050 grateful parents Thank you!

On Monday, January 5, 2009 in our Lion Brand Yarn Studio, we had the pleasure of having guest author, Kate Jacobs, author of bestseller The Friday Night Knitting Club, read passages from its sequel Knit Two. She also answered questioned and signed copies of her book. The Friday Night Knitting Club is going to be…

It’s hard to believe that I’m near the “finishing line” of this Cable Luxe Tunic! Actually, I still have one sleeve to finish–and I will try it on my daughter before I finish the sleeves. The yoke was very fun to do, and I realized that at the end that I could have done this…

A Happy New Year to all of you! I’m sure many of you have been very busy these last few weeks with all sorts of holiday projects. My Cable Luxe Tunic has been sticking up out of my knitting bag trying to get my attention – and now it finally has it again! Quite of…

Joshua, benegesseritrm on Ravelry, shared with us his adorable amigurumi version of Wall-E, which he calls “Amigurum-E”. Inspired by Vanna’s Choice in Mustard, Joshua added the Silver Grey limbs and perfect little red and white E on his chest. He got every detail right, including the marble eyes and even a sound chip that makes…

Knit up a sofa in a couple of hours!  I wonder what size knitting needles were used? Thanks to Jane for pointing out this fun example of knitted art. Via BoingBoing.