Every year at the Craft and Hobby Association’s winter show, we have a special fashion show — hosted by the lovely Vanna White — featuring some of our latest patterns and creations. This year’s show, in Anaheim, CA, featured new takes on the classic scarf. Some of these patterns are already available on our website,…

Yesterday I went to visit Spacecraft in Brooklyn, NY. Spacecraft is a unique craft-making and supply store located on the South Side of Williamsburg. I would call this store “Retrocraft.” It is a really great out-of-the-box type store. I knew something was different when I first drove by and saw their window display. “Poo Poo…

This is a guest post from Nicole: My name is Nicole and I work in the sales department at Lion Brand. I have been with the company a little over a year. On February 13, I headed out to Minneapolis, MN for the National Knit-Out & Crochet event at the Mall of America, held on…

Thanks to everyone for your comments on my first crocheted scarf. After that project, my co-worker Mily introduced me to crocheting with 2 yarns. At her suggestion, I worked with our Lion Cashmere Blend yarns in navy and camel. My tendency right now is to make tight stitches. So I concentrated and used a large…

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…

Last year, over 50,000 knitters and crocheters came to the annual Knit-Out & Crochet at the Mall of America! This year’s Knit-Out & Crochet event at the Mall of America will feature all your favorite knit & crochet designers, celebs like bestselling author Debbie Macomber, workshops, fashion shows, and so much more! Stop by the…

This the first post from Marc, assistant to Lion Brand President David Blumenthal. Raised in a family of yarncrafters, Marc has been enthusiastic about learning to crochet. This is his first scarf: I did not think I would ever finish! After a lot of trial and error, along with much time pulling it apart and…

This is a guest post from Carolyn, our Customer Service Supervisor: I began knitting about 4 years ago, with help from my colleagues, then a year later I began crocheting. At this point, I have gotten the basics of both down, but I’ve decided that I am better at crochet. Whenever I want to learn…

This is a guest post from our intern, Lindsey. Her last blog post was about her great Homespun Ruffled Scarf. I am an indecisive person and, after making all my decisions for what to make everyone for Christmas, I wondered, what will I knit after the holidays? Sometimes, I feel that I spend more time…

Wow! What a week! It started off last Sunday at exactly 6:00 pm in Times Square. There was about ten of us there waiting to be a part of something very special. Then, it was as if skies opened up. There it was — yarn 16 stories high, big as one can imagine — a…