Kevin and Gretchen Abraham-Banks both drive trucks and both love to knit.  Gretchen taught her husband to knit on Wool-Ease Thick & Quick and now, she says, “I created a monster!.” After we saw an article about a trend of truck drivers who knit during recessionary down times, we contacted them to find out more. …

Our friends at Instructables are running a contest that you can enter by creating a creature and submitting one or more photos.  You’ll have a chance to win one of ten $25 gift certificates plus a prize packet of goodies from Instructables. If you are not familiar with this website, it is a lot of fun…

Get involved in the Earth Hour movement! Turn off your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 27th, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time.  Click here to say you’ll be a part of this effort and join hundreds of millions of people around the world who have pledged to save energy.  The savings of…

Aran sweaters with cables galore are a classic knit staple. Drawing inspiration from these gorgeous sweaters, Gearoid Muldowney of the Irish design studio, Superfolk, has created a series of reversible knit and leather Aran laptop bags. It’s so neat to see how they’ve taken this knit style that is traditional in Ireland and incorporated it…

One of the few pitfalls of my job here at Lion Brand is that as people call and write with questions about patterns, I get exposed to lots and lots of great patterns, all of which I want to make right now. I actually have a folder in my browser toolbar where I drop all…

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our Inishturk Sweater KAL. We had a great time learning along with you, and now we’ve reached my favorite part: seeing your finished sweaters! Here are a few gorgeous photographs shared with us on Ravelry. theaadrian‘s sweater in Nature’s Brown Fishermen’s Wool loydaf‘s sweater in Oatmeal Fishermen’s…

Today’s guest post is by Nancy, our webmaster, who has spearheaded Lion Brand’s efforts to provide access to our patterns and resources for blind and visually impaired knitters and crocheters. I’m the webmaster at Lion Brand and I want to make sure that everyone who wants to use our website is able to do so.…

If you’re a fan of our popular Tree of Life Afghans (including the original Nicky Epstein creation, a baby sized one, and a crochet version), check out this beautiful new afghan from our friends at Interweave Knits. It is in their current issue (now on newsstands) and is called the “Yggdrasil Afghan.” Made in Nature’s…

This Inishturk Sweater KAL has gone by so quickly and it has been a joy to see so many of you join, knit and learn. For those of you who haven’t finished your Inishturk yet, don’t worry! This KAL remains here for you to go back and read any of the posts or helpful comments…

March is National Craft Month! Everyone is celebrating in different ways: learning a new technique, teaching others how to knit or crochet, finishing old projects, or crafting for charity.  Many craft stores are doing free demos and classes, so be sure to check out what your local stores are doing.  On Saturday March 6, Michaels…