Kristin Matteo from Ocean Grove, NJ Kristin is on Instagram as @tripsandtastes Who is your Hometown® Hero? I am nominating Stacy Wiener, the Founder of “Supporting A Community with Kindness (S.A.C.K)” @soapsacks. Stacy deserves this recognition because she has taken her passion for crocheting and knitting and turned it into a global movement that is…

Kathleen Conti from Franklin Square, NY Kathleen is on Instagram as @Ladybug144 Who is your Hometown® Hero? Alice Cashman and Pearl Chin from Knitty City. @bryantparknyc & @KnittyCity Can you tell us about your Hometown® Hero and what their project has meant to you? A few years ago, I came across an initiative that was…

Hometown® Heroes! Brought to you by Hometown® Bonus Bundle® Yarn Over the last few months, we have been inspired by the stories of community members coming together through yarn. These could be acts of kindness that affect a whole town or even just one neighbor. We all have stories, but we rarely have a chance…

We had a very special Tea with Shira this month, and we wanted to share, in case you missed it. Shira hosted local knitter & recent social media celebrity Brooklyn Boy Knits! Brooklyn Boy Louis Boria is always knitting on the train, and on this particular ride, American Idol & Broadway star Frenchie Davis snapped…

Make & Do Crew’s Jessica Coppom and the “Granny Gives Back” Hooded Blanket! Dear reader: You’ve made it through an intense weekend! We hope you had a fun, safe, comforting Thanksgiving and avoided any Black Friday stampedes. We gave you a break from Yarn Heroes on #GivingTuesday, but we’re back with one of the most fabulously…

Giving back and being a “do-gooder” – an interview with Cassie May of Little Red Window Happy Thanksgiving, fiber fans! This giving season, we are very thankful to the untold thousands (millions?) of charity crafters across the country making comforting items for those in need. We’re especially thankful that Yarn Heroes has helped us find…

Charity Crocheting with Tamara Kelly of Moogly Blog! We hope you have been having even a fraction of the fun that WE have been having with Yarn Heroes, Lion Brand’s campaign to inspire knitters, crocheters, and crafters of all kinds to make comforting items for charity. The X-Men have Wolverine, and we have MOOGLY, who should…

Yarn Heroes Chapter 2, Charity Crafting with All About Ami We hope you have enjoyed the first two posts of our Yarn Heroes, a series all about celebrating Charity Crafting! We were extremely fortunate to collaborate with fifteen of the most creative, generous and spirited yarn bloggers and designers to create new free patterns, host giveaways for…

Yarn Heroes, Chapter 1: Mama In A Stitch Greetings fiber fanatics, crafters of all kinds and stitchers of all stripes! We want to help every crafter, from beginners to seasoned experts, unleash their inner Yarn Hero! This fall, we’ve assembled a super group of 15 of your favorite yarn bloggers and designers to inspire you to pick up…

This giving season, Lion Brand is calling on knitters, crocheters and yarn crafters of all kinds to unleash their inner Yarn Hero and craft for charity! We want every fiber fanatic to know that they can help create a more giving world, one stitch at a time. We have assembled a super group of 15…