We love your feedback! We were blown away by your thoughts and ideas about our Color of the Year post earlier this month. Thank you so much for reading, weighing in, and creating wonderful discussion. Keep reading for some thoughts on the most common questions & comments! And watch this – we’re ready to share…

This year marks a milestone for Lion Brand Yarn Company, our 140th Anniversary! It’s hard to believe we’ve been creating yarn & crafting with you for almost a century and a half, but we’ve treasured every moment. We wanted to share some of the highlights with you, as well as moments in national & world…

As the first days of this New Year unfold, they are ripe with possibility. We envision our best selves stepping boldly into 2018! We make new goals, which speak to who & how we want to be as we embrace another trip around the sun. While all our resolutions will be as individual as we…

October 14, 2017 is I Love Yarn Day. In celebration, the Craft Yarn Council (CYC) is running an online scavenger hunt. The hunt takes you through a virtual tour around different yarn industry websites in order to complete a 20-question registration form. All tasks must be completed and entered in the online form by October…

Do you use Pinterest? If so, you should follow us! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the site, Pinterest is a social network that allows you to collect different images, links, and ideas, called pins, into different collections, called boards. It’s basically like a digital bulletin board. Follow your friends, favorite bloggers, and…

In previous years, I have been a member of the board of directors for the Crochet Guild of America.  While I am not currently on the board, I am still eligible to nominate appointees to the CGOA Jean Leinhause Hall of Fame. This year I have decided to nominate Vanna White. Not only is she…

We all learn to knit or crochet at different points in our lives. Some are taught as children, while others don’t pick it up until retirement. So, right now, we ask you: When did you learn to knit or crochet? A follow up to that is, if you know how to do both, which did you…

Over the years I’ve spoken to thousands of knitters and crocheters at churches, libraries, golf clubs, and even Panera Bread. The number one question I have received is, “Do you knit?” My response is simply, “I’ve taken a lot of lessons.” And that is the truth. I have taken many lessons given by many different…

Here at Lion Brand we love the yarncraft blogging community. Picking a favorite from the bloggers we work with would be like asking a parent to pick their favorite child — it’s just not possible. They all bring us beautiful patterns, interesting content, and unique perspectives on knitting and crochet. That’s why we’ve decided to…

Traveling for business is not always as glamorous as it seems. There can be down time on the road and it is up to me to keep myself entertained. While I have many interests to keep me occupied, one thing I like to do in particular is to hunt for personalized license plates. When possible…