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…

I always love to see how knitting is used in pop-culture. In this Yoplait commercial a woman knits everything—from the sweater and hat she’s wearing to a basketball jersey and sweat bands—all in order to keep her mind off of her diet. Of course, knitters and crocheters have always known that you can make practically…

This is a guest post from Michelle Edwards–a life long knitter and the author/illustrator of many books for children including the 2006 Gryphon award winner, STINKY STERN FOREVER and CHICKEN MAN winner of National Jewish Book Award. Michelle lives in Iowa City, Iowa with her husband and three daughters. She is a frequent contributor to…

Leslie Hall, a maker and crafter, creates a dance-worthy video showing how she knit the world’s largest replica of a knit 1980s gem sweater.  Remember them?

This is a wonderful story about a man who anonymously donates hand-crocheted hats to the homeless. Since learning to crochet from a YouTube videoLearn to crochet in January, Ernie has made and donated 30-35 hats, hanging them on a tree or fence in Grand Rapids’ poorest neighborhoods with a note: “free wool hat just for…

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…

Etsy just featured a round-up of quick, little Valentine’s Day projects, including our Amigurumi Love Birds. Check out all of the other projects by clicking here.

This Lion Brand Yarn Studio customer’s making Obama finger puppets for all her Inaugeration party guests! Related links: Barack Obama Finger Puppet Presidential Polls of Knitters & Crocheters Crochet the Next President

This is a guest post from our intern Lindsey, whose last post was on the perfect gift idea for a yarncrafter. While checking out various knit and crochet projects, I saw that our adorable amigurumi penguins have company — a realistic, fuzzy baby penguin from Kendralc on Instructables! This baby penguin has Fun Fur to…

We love to see new and creative uses of yarn. British director Sarah Cox created a knitted short film called “Don’t Let It All Unravel,” that draws attention to the global climate crisis. The piece has been to film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, the Live Earth Film Project, and the Encounters Film Festival…