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…

If you haven’t had a chance to make it to our special retail store in New York City, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, we’ve got a special treat for you! Two friends of ours are going to take you for a special virtual, pictorial tour! Meet the Studio Squirrels! Sadie and Hazel (short for Hazelnut)…

Here in the Studio, we have a customer, Jodi.  She’s a great gal, great knitter, but she has one terrible habit.  Dumping lots of yarn in a bag and dragging it all around New York City until it becomes a tangled mess: She came in the other day and our trusty Michelle helped her with…

A woman who survived the Oklahoma City bombing stopped knitting because of the trauma.  She returned to her knitting to help her with the healing process. Has knitting or crocheting ever played a part in recovering from challenges in your life?

A few months ago, a wonderful blogger and knitter named Sinje Ollen came in to do a blog post about the Studio.  While she was here, her eye fell upon the LB Collection Cashmere.  We keep the cashmere (along with lots of other wonderful yarns) on the needles on the project table for people to…

The Lion Brand Yarn Studio was pleased to host a very special group of yarncrafters two week ago.  The families from the Ronald McDonald House came by for an evening of yarn, patterns, laughter and fun.  For those of you who don’t know the wonderful work of the Ronald McDonald House, they provide families of…

Last Thursday, at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in New York, we hosted an amazing night filled with stories, laughter, tears, and the common bonds of yarncrafters. Michaela Murphy and Jeffrey Rudell, both amazing professional storytellers (listen to them on The Moth Podcast), along with 5 of our customers whose stories were selected from dozens…

We always love to hear stories from our customers — from the Customer Gallery to the Story Collection, there are many opportunities to share your stories with other yarncrafters Now, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in NYC offers another chance to share. Its June special event, Spinning a Yarn: an Evening of Stories at the…

The great thing about taking classes, is it allows you to break out of you yarncrafting rut and try something new.  Recently we taught a class on knitting in the round, make a hat.  This wonderful student has been knitting for years, but never tried knitting in the round.  I was so thrilled the other…

Every month, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio creates a beautiful display to showcase its yarn of the month. April’s feature is Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton, which also has seven new colors (for a total of 14). The Studio did an amazing job decorating with umbrellas, rain boots, and (my favorite part) amigurumi birds. If you’ve…