When we’re not working at Lion Brand, many of us are lucky enough to take beautiful vacations. This summer I went on a unique trip around Vancouver, Canada and various cities in Alaska. The weather there was actually much warmer and sunnier than New York City at the time! I did visit one very cold…

I always have fun meeting other yarncrafters (talking about our latest projects, seeing what good tips and tricks there are out there, and…maybe doing a little shopping for cool new tools). Luckily for me, next week, Michelle, India, and I will get the opportunity to meet some of you at an event just for all…

While I was traveling through the Midwest last week, I was able to catch some of the MLB All-Star baseball game. Before the game began they played a video called “All-Stars Among Us” that was introduced by President Barack Obama, featured the last five living Presidents of the United States, and honored everyday people who…

Here at Lion Brand, we’re big on birthdays. Since our president and CEO, David, was celebrating a big one at the beginning of this month, we decided to come up with some fun gifts. Here in the Marketing department, I thought it would be fun to make a big version of Leo the Lion (simply…

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Danbury Crochet Club in Danbury Connecticut. What intrigued me about this wonderful group of women was their latest project called the “Butterfly Project”. The main goal of this project is to create 1.5 million butterflies in remembrance of each child that perish in the Holocaust;…

Last weekend was part 1 of World Wide Knit In Public Day.  If you participated, tell us where you knitted and what the scene was like.  This weekend is the final weekend of the event.  If it’s still raining where you are, remember there’s always your local Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, or mall.  Share the…

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Long Island Knitting Guild. We had an excellent turn out of almost one hundred people, which is one of the largest turn outs I have ever seen at a guild. It was such a delight to speak to these wonderful women, who are so passionate…

Maker Faire 2009 really was an extraordinary event, and even bigger than past years. We met hundreds of people at the LBY booth and taught yarncrafting, knitting, and crochet. We also saw some amazing things (my favorites were the Tesla coils and the R2-D2s, both of which we also saw last year, in addition to…

I was delighted to receive a beautiful thank you note from the Westchester Knitting Guild last week. It made my day to know that my hard work and efforts were so greatly appreciated. One of the greatest parts of my job is going to speak at guilds and other yarn-loving organizations because it allows me…

This year’s Maker Faire, the world’s largest do-it-yourself festival, was the best yet! While Zontee, along with Liz, Daniela, Karen, India, and Mandy recover from all of the fun and jet lag, here are some of your pictures from Flickr. By got2knit By den yoko By sleepgoblin