Getting in the gifting spirit and need a little inspiration? Head to the Lion Brand website and check out our One and Done Kits. 8 quick gift ideas to whip up in a jiffy, to knit & crochet. The kits are perfect to make in a time crunch, and perfect to give for the aspiring…

If you’re looking for a cause to craft for as we head into colder weather, check out Binky Patrol! For years, Binky Patrol has provided homemade blankets to children in need. Susan Finch started with a simple idea: anyone can volunteer. For those who feel constrained by a lack of time, money or talent, she…

I Crochet To The Beat Of My Own Hook – And I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way The first time I realized I crocheted differently was about three years ago. I was crocheting on the train on the way home from work, minding my own business, when a woman across from me asked, “Are…

by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com The Lion Brand® Shawl in a Ball® Granny Square Afghan/Shawl is such a fun pattern to make! Perfect for road trips, I loved working through all the gorgeous Shawl in a Ball colors while cruising along on a recent trip with my kids (don’t worry, I wasn’t driving!). And I snapped…

We’ve reached the end of our Learn to Crochet series, and it’s time to wrap things up. Over the past ten weeks we’ve learned the basic stitches — sc, hdc, dc, trc — as well as how to work in the round, change colors, read patterns and charts, and increase and decrease. We’ve made fingerless…

In previous years, I have been a member of the board of directors for the Crochet Guild of America.  While I am not currently on the board, I am still eligible to nominate appointees to the CGOA Jean Leinhause Hall of Fame. This year I have decided to nominate Vanna White. Not only is she…

It’s our last project, you guys! Is anyone else a little bit sad? For this final week, we’re making the Level 3 Ripple Cowl. The ripple cowl uses the skills we learned last week: increasing and decreasing. As we practiced in that lesson, making increases and decreases across a row creates a zigzag effect. Switching…

Welcome to Community Spotlight, where we’ll be showing you highlights from our Community Gallery. To be featured in the gallery, simply post a picture of your Lion Brand creations to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #lionbrandyarn. We’ll be choosing some of our favorites to post to the blog. Sometimes, a single pattern or style…

Can you believe it — this is our final lesson! Today we will be learning how to increase and decrease in crochet. Crochet increase and decrease stitches are not that different in principle than their knit counterparts. In essence, you increase by working two stitches in one space and decrease by working two stitches together. I promise,…

Many years ago I was watching the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Vanna White was on and Johnny asked her, a bit suggestively in a Groucho Marx style, “What do you like to do in your spare time”? She replied that she was an avid crocheter. I almost fell out of bed when I heard…