Looking at yarn requirements for a pattern can be confusing and, especially if you need to substitute yarns, trying to decide how much yarn you will need can be overwhelming. Often a pattern will call for a number of balls of a particular yarn and may or may not include additional information about those balls,…

It’s easy to get so caught up in following pattern instructions that you lose sight of what’s really important: gauge. You’ve probably already purchased the yarn for your project (or decided which of your stash yarns you’d like to use) by the time you sit down to work your gauge swatch, and you’ve probably just…

We get a lot of questions from curious travelers about whether they can craft on airplanes. According to the TSA, knitting and crocheting is allowed on domestic US flights. Keep in mind that blunt scissors under 4 inches are permitted, but circular thread cutters are not allowed. As an alternative to scissors, you can bring…

Vanna’s Choice yarns are great to work with and easy care, but did you know that all the colors were expertly designed to go with each other?  Jess and I decided to test the theory, and using Vanna’s Choice and Vanna’s Choice Baby we came up with over ten different color palettes!  The options are…

You may have noticed a new button on LionBrand.com. Now, you can share all of your favorite yarns, patterns, and goodies with your Facebook friends with one click. First, find the page you want to share. You’ll notice the Facebook “Like” button at the top right of the screen. Next, click the “Like” button. If…

Many of you (over 1 million!) know about The Weekly Stitch, our newsletter that features Lola, articles about knit and crochet techniques, new yarns, tip of the week and a charity story.  If you don’t currently subscribe, sign up on our home page by entering your email address. Once you enter your address, you will…

Over the last decade, we’ve collected many of the common questions we’ve gotten from yarncrafters like you and created a useful database. Our Frequently Asked Questions section (LionBrand.com > Learning Center > FAQ) is a great resource for most of the basic questions that crocheters and knitters have about yarn, projects, techniques, and even our…

Did you know that you can use our website to find stores in your neighborhood that sell Lion Brand yarns? It’s very simple. Let me show you how – go to LionBrand.com and in the lower left hand corner of the page, enter your zip code. For example, I entered ‘07603′. Once you’ve entered your…

Did you know that when you need help from Lion Brand, there are many options for contacting us? If you have questions about your order or need assistance ordering call customer service at 877-412-9772. Customer service is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri. Our website has a wealth of information.  Each one of…

Did you know that you can read blog posts only on the topics you are interested in?  Some of you wrote that you want to read about crocheting but not knitting (or visa versa.) Maybe you want to look at the history of the “knit-alongs” or look at the off-beat news from the “yarniverse”.  To…