WOW — this is my 25th episode.  I feel like it was just yesterday you were all just inviting me into your homes for tea …but it actually was a year ago!  I know, mind blown! For the 25th episode of Tea with Shira, (which is actually half way to 50… which is half way…

For this episode of Tea with Shira I got to hang out with cats. Yep, cats! I went to a cat café — yep that’s a real thing — here in New York City called Little Lions. Lion Brand has some awesome cat toy patterns and I wanted to play with these little lions and so…

In this episode of Tea with Shira, our fearless brand ambassador sits down with Lion Brand intern Karin! A creative soul from Shenkar College in Israel, Karin has designed extraordinary patterns for Lion Brand using yarn in unexpected ways! Meet Karin in the video below, then find three of Karin’s latest patterns! :: Can’t see the…

My favorite things in one episode — tea and yarn!  (There aren’t any cats, but we can’t get everything!) In this episode I sit down with Darrin, my friend and a teacher at Lion Brand’s flagship Studio in New York City.  He loves to knit, crochet, felt, spin his own yarn, but one of his…

In the latest episode of Tea with Shira, our brand ambassador teams up with a friend to learn how yoga pairs well with yarn crafting. This guest post was written by AJ Wolbrum. Hi #roarers! I’m AJ, a yoga instructor based in NYC and Shira’s childhood friend. I am not here to convert you to…

Since you all loved CC so much, we thought that we should have her make another appearance but this time with a twist.  I decided to take a break from being the interviewer and become the interviewee! Watch this episode to see what CC’s been knitting and to find out what this Barbara Walters in the making…

In this episode, I sit down with my friend London Kaye at this year’s Craft & Hobby Association Mega Show and I am able to congratulate her on winning “Best Booth” at the show for Lion Brand Yarn.  Find out how she was inspired for her one of a kind mural that she crocheted out nothing but Lion Brand…

For every Tea with Shira, there are a few Outtakes with Shira. We love making videos here at Lion Brand Yarn for you all to enjoy!  Sarah, who films, and edits all of these Tea with Shira episodes (among so many other videos) does such an awesome job of making everything look amazing. What you…

That moment when you put your work-in-progress through X-ray machine at the airport and you fear they might take away your  project because… they simply don’t even know what it is! It happens, and it’s happened to me. In this episode of Tea with Shira, I’m going to give you some quick easy travel tips that will help…

On Sunday, November 1st, 2015 The Knitting Runner David Babcock ran the New York City Marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association and he fingered-crocheted flowers while doing it! I had the pleasure of meeting with David while he was here in New York and we decided to take our interview to Union Square…