Over the past few weeks, you’ve made some fantastic pledges to charities and have (hopefully) finished up some projects. Here are a few helpful hints to make sending your donations as easy as possible: 1. Double-check that your item meets the charity’s requirements. If your item is complete but fails to meet specifications, consider donating…

This week we want to extend a big thank you with everyone who is crafting for charity. It’s been great reading about your projects and organizations. Here are a few comments we’d like to share: Pam Says: I decided to take on a summer charity project early in June, so I am a bit ahead…

Now that you’ve started your project, why not connect with others locally? A charity group is a great way to share your love of crafting and keep each other motivated. First, find out if there is a local chapter of your charity. There may also be a local group that generally crafts for any charity.…

Last week we discussed selecting a charity. Click here to read the post if you missed it. Now it’s time to collect supplies and begin your charity projects! First, select the pattern you wish to make. Many charities use their own patterns for consistency, but others allow you to use virtually any pattern. Use our…

For Lion Brand, charity is a part of what we do and we know it is part of your lives as well. Instead of the regular knit and crochet-alongs, this summer, we have decided to try something different — we want to encourage you in joining us in giving back to others in a charity…

Thanks to everyone who has participated in our Textured Circle Shrug KAL! We’re so impressed by your finished garments that we want to show them off. Here are some fantastic examples: Vivette’s shrug in Vanna’s Choice Mary Jo’s shrug in Cotton-Ease roocmc’s shrug in Cotton-Ease jellycat’s shrug in Cotton-Ease Congratulations to everyone who has finished…

Hi Everyone!  It’s been fun knitting with you these past few weeks!  Time really flies! Today’s post is my last, and will focus on the second round of increases, casting off, and sharing an FO (finished object in knit-speak)!  My FO is a little bit lopsided, since I added about 10 stitches to only one…

Hi Everyone! I hope you’re having a great week! In our last installment of the Textured Circle Shrug KAL, we picked up all around the neck opening and started working on our ribbing. In this installment, we will proceed to Increase Round 1.  In this round, we work a few RLI (in every other knit…

Hi Everyone! I’ve been on the road teaching a workshop for the last few days, so I apologize in advance for the quality of the photos in today’s post.  Since I was teaching all day, most of these were taken at night in the hotel. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to answer questions…

Time to move on to to the SLEEVES section.  This week’s installment is pretty easy, technique-wise, but there’s a lot of knitting to do (both sleeves). The last time we talked about the sleeves, we had placed them on a length of scrap yarn to be worked later: Now transfer the sleeve stitches back onto…