Every year, Lion Brand Yarn Company hosts the “Vanna’s Choice Contest” in which participants submit a creative knit or crochet design made with Vanna’s Choice yarn for the chance to travel to California to meet Vanna White. Our 2012 contest winner was “Gramma” Nancy Nielsen, who made adorable matching animal hat and booties sets as…

Thanks to our friends at St.Martin’s Griffin, we have copies of Isela Phelps’s new book, Loom Knitting Afghans: 20 Simple & Snuggle No-Needle Designs for all Loom Knitters to review and giveaway to our wonderful readers like you. Isela Phelps, loom knitter extraordinaire, has authored more than a handful of loom knitting books with patterns…

Today, we’ve got a wonderful double whammy of a giveaway for you: two books each, for two winners! Thanks to our friends over at Stackpole books, we are able to give away copies of Sharon Silverman’s newest release: Tunisian Crochet for Baby. This book is chock-full of adorable – yet modern designs, perfect for babies and…

Amigurumi-making expert Stacey Trock, from Fresh Stitches, has just released a new book filled with adorable patterns for little ones, Modern Baby Crochet: Patterns for Decorating, Playing and Snuggling. Stacey’s Modern Baby book includes patterns inspired by famous artists and bold colors, patterns with classic neutral palettes, and even patterns based in all grays –…

Pompoms are showing up in projects everywhere! And no wonder … it’s an easy and fun craft for everyone to do, even if you don’t know how to knit or crochet. Pompoms make great additions to your finished projects – you can turn them into garlands or use them for fashion accessories — the options…

We’ve teamed up with our friends at St. Martin’s Griffin to bring you another giveaway that I’m sure many of you multicraftual folks will enjoy! We’ll be giving away two copies of 50 Pincushions to Knit & Crochet by Cat Thomas, along with a pack of Bonbons in the color Nature. This will be a…

Update: Congratulations to our winners, Helena T., Mariela S., and Barb S.! Check your email for a message from us about collecting your prizes! We’ve partnered up with St. Martin’s Press and Nuriya Khegay to bring you an adorably cute giveaway! Monster Knits for Little Monsters features themed hats, mittens, and bootie sets to knit…

Update: Congratulations to our winners, Dixie I., Karen C., and Jamie T.! Check your email for a message from us about collecting your prizes! Some of my favorite garments to crochet are shawls, or wraps if you prefer to call them that, because of how easy they are to throw over your shoulders whenever there’s…

What we love about Krochet Kids International is that they help women live better lives by giving them the opportunity to earn money through hand crafting. They don’t believe in handouts, they believe in empowerment. Thanks to Krochet Kids, hundreds of women and many more hundreds of children have become educated and have learned they have…

And the winners are Susan N. of Lindenhurst, Sally N. of Fennville, Carol L. of Hillsdale, Sheila W. of Sumner, Margaret E. of Millinocket, and Jennifer M. of Oceanside – you will be notified shortly! Congrats and thanks to all who entered! +++ A doll is often a child’s best friend – dolls are good…