October 6, 2017 is World Smile Day. We can always use a little happiness and today is dedicated to reminding us to be happy, smile, and spread that happiness by doing acts of kindness for others. As a yarn crafter, perhaps this means taking time out from your personal crafting to do a little charity…

Ahoy, Matey! September 19 is Talk like a Pirate Day and we’re here with some free patterns to get you in the mood. Take your pick, download, grab some yarn, maybe cook up some cackle fruit (eggs), throw on your favorite pirate movie to work on your vocabulary. Avast ye! All hands hoay! (Pay attention! Everyone…

New Basic 175 yarn was delivered to the Lion Brand office and we all immediately fell in love. You may have noticed it’s been featured in a few of the “Try This Stitch” posts. After some squares were worked up and relaxing in a pile I couldn’t help but imagine a soft snuggly sampler blanket.…

Find this pattern on LionBrand.com May 6 is National Beverage Day! To celebrate as any true crafter would, we decided to serve up a few free drink cozy patterns. These small projects work up fast for instant gratification and use small amounts of yarn, which also makes them great stash busters!

Into Spring is a crochet pattern for an infinity scarf that transitions you to Spring by allowing you to wear it as a poncho. The buttons (which do not require planning button holes!) are sewn at the end of a simple rectangle. You choose whether to button it into a continuous loop (infinity scarf) or…