One Size Fits Most! The High Plains Cardi

The High Plains cardigan, shown above, is knit in the easy-care, oh-so-soft Jeans yarn. It is worked in 5 pieces (back, 2 fronts, and 2 sleeves) and then seamed together to finish. And there are pockets! (The pocket linings are worked separately and stitched into place.) High Plains is a Level 2 Easy (beginner +) pattern,…

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New This Week! 5 Kits From Our Bloggers

Over the past week we’ve seen some seriously fun new designs come to the kits section on Lion Brand! An afghan (start them now for the Fall and holiday gifting!), a Summer top, layering cardigan, funky new kicks, and a beach-worthy sarong. The kits are available online in the colors as shown below. 1. Southwest Inspired Afghan (crochet)…

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5 Things You Should Know about Corner to Corner Crochet

Southwest -Inspired Sunburst Afghan by ChiWei (One Dog Woof) Corner to corner crochet, also known as C2C crochet, is a technique that works stitches back and forth, but at a diagonal, from one far corner to the other. Looking at a corner to corner project can be perplexing, as you often see stitches that seem backwards…

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