Birthdays are always a fun occasion here at Lion Brand, but sometimes it gets extra special. We recently celebrated Lion Brand Yarn Studio manager Patty’s birthday. Our very own Michelle and Nili helped make a fabulous chocolate cake shaped like a ball of yarn! Check out this amazing cake for this amazing lady! Patty was…

When we started carrying the LK-150 knitting machine, lots of people asked us what it was like — although machine knitting has been around for a long time, many yarncrafters have never tried it or seen it, but it’s a wonderful (and fast) way to create. Click below to watch our video demo! The yarn…

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks at Lion Brand preparing for the Martha Stewart show which airs on Monday, March 23rd.  Our Design team has been working on special projects that were created especially for the show. photo credit: Anders Krusberg/The Martha Stewart Show The producer visited our Studio and met with our president, David…

The Lion Brand Yarn Studio was closed for part of the day yesterday because we had a special guest.  It was an exciting day for us but we don’t want to give away the surprise just yet.  In our March 20th newsletter we’ll give readers a sneak preview (before it goes public!)

A customer came in the other day to our New York Store, and asked if there was a trick to keeping her gauge consistent.  She was working on an afghan made up of many knitted squares.  She knew she would be knitting them over a long period of time and wanted to know how to…

Last Thursday, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio had the pleasure of hosting Nicky Epstein, renowned designer and author of Knitting on Top of the World, Knitting on the Edge, Crocheting on the Edge, and many other books. The evening started with a few questions that our Studio Manager Patty had collected from attendees, which Nicky…

A few weeks ago, Claire — one of our fabulous Studio staffers — unpacked the Cricket Weaving Loom, read the directions, and set it up in no time.  She picked out a whopping seven different kinds of yarn to play with: Vanna’s Choice, Wool-Ease, Microspun, Homespun, Moonlight Mohair, Vanna’s Glamour and Cupcake.  After getting it…

We saw this customer’s shoes and thought they were just adorable, so we had to share them with you!

We loved this hat and had to share it.  This is a customer’s own design, made from her stash and felted.  If you haven’t tried felting before, check out the amazing patterns for Lion Wool.  As you can see from the water that beaded up on her hat . . . felt is amazingly water…

One real (wearing the cutest little sweater . . . knit out of Wool-Ease!): One not so real, but just as adorable: Related links: Dog sweater patterns on LionBrand.com Knit & crochet octopus patterns on LionBrand.com