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Lion Brand Yarns and Patterns in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month… You Can Help Make a Difference

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women and men worldwide — in 2012, it represented about 12 percent of all new cancer cases and 25 percent of all cancers in women — so almost all of you…

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I Love Yarn Day FLASH SALE! One day only!

SAVE 25% on Wool Ease® Thick & Quick® – TODAY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10th, ONLY! Here are some Wool Ease® Thick & Quick® patterns to inspire you on I Love Yarn Day! Knit Cabled Dog Cardigan in Wool Ease® Thick & Quick® Crochet Aviator Earflap Cap in Wool Ease®Thick & Quick® Knit Favorite Classic Cabled Scarf…

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10 Popular Projects Using Tweed Stripes!

Tweed Stripes® is one of our self-striping yarns composed of radiant colorways. Though categorized as a bulky weight, you’ll find it’s a yarn that stitches up in a cozy, lightweight fabric — great for sweaters, scarves, accessories and more. A few simple stitches go a long way — the color gradient does most of the…

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Meet Our Newest Made in America Yarn, Country®!

It’s the first day of fall – a perfect day to introduce one of Lion Brand®‘s newest super-bulky yarns, Country®! A classic 2-ply super bulky yarn, this silky roving combines a palette of painterly striping colors with contrasting solid black or off-white shades. The colorways are aptly named after iconic American symbols and landmarks: Adirondack Green, Lobster, Campfire,…

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Top Down Crochet Jacket Crochet-Along: Swatching

Welcome all to the 2014 Fall Crochet Along! I’m Grace and I will be guiding you through the Top Down Crochet Jacket. This is a great project that should give most a little challenge. Throughout the next 5 weeks we will explore swatching, raglan shaping, working with multiple colors and much more. If you are…

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Heartland Thick & Quick® is September’s Yarn of the Month!

Do you harbor a soft spot for the deep-colors and heathered hues of Heartland? Do you love chunky weight yarns? Then guess what? You’ll LOVE one of our newest yarns, Heartland Thick & Quick®! Heartland, one of our most popular worsted-weight yarns, is loved for its soft and silken make. We super-sized it to create…

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Lion Brand’s Most Popular Patterns from August!

As students get ready for school, knitters and crocheters are finishing up summer projects like the Semi-Tropical Shawl, the Poncho Pullover and the ever popular Open Air Shrug, to make room for colder weather projects that use yarns like Heartland and one of our newest yarns, Landscapes®. In fact, our sporty and stylish Portland Poncho,…

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A Look at Some Landscapes That Inspired Our Yarn, Landscapes!

Tropics colorway// Image credit: Flickr/rich_f28 I absolutely love the color palette and feel of one of our newest yarns, Landscapes. Earlier in the year, I made a hat in Desert Spring, and my knitting went rather quickly because I was eager to see each new band of color appear. After seeing all of the beautiful garments…

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Crochet a Little Super Hero Blanket with Yolanda Soto-Lopez!

In her newest Lion Brand tutorial, crochet expert Yolanda Soto-Lopez guides you through the Little Super Hero Blanket pattern with one of our newest yarns, Hometown USA®. Check out the video tutorials below! VIDEO #1 VIDEO #2 If you like this video, check out more tutorials from Yolanda at All Crafts Channel!

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10 Most Popular Projects Using Lion Brand Wool-Ease®!

Wool-Ease® is one of our classic, wool-blend yarns that’s perfect to use when you’re just learning to knit or crochet. It’s soft and versatile for all sorts of projects, big and small — our Tree of Life Afghan being the most popular! It’s a great yarn to use for your first sweater, as well as for smaller sized projects…

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