New Basic Yarn is Our New Favorite

As you might imagine, we get to play with a lot of yarns here at the Lion Brand office. New lines come in and we gather around to pair colors, make swatches, and plan projects. Currently we’re infatuated with New Basic 175. It’s probably safe that to say New Basic is our new favorite yarn. Over…

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The Baja Blanket Sweater

Occasionally you stumble across a pattern that begs to be started immediately. The Baja Blanket Sweater from Mama in a Stitch was such a design for the Lion Brand staff! No sooner had the PDF arrived that four projects were eagerly begun.  The Baja Blanket Sweater in the “Original – Baja” colorway

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Go Boho: Urban Gypsy Bag

Over the past couple few  weeks we’ve been taking a look at creating a Boho festival style with knit and crochet accessories. We began with a knit flower crown using flowers found in the Lion Brand stitch finder. Last week’s focus was on crocheted footwear and the Coachella Boots pattern from make & Do Crew.…

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