A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love

Writing my newest book, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love, was a lot like tackling a complicated sweater pattern. Knit it up and frog it back. *Repeat. The earliest story drafts were about a character named Tillie who knits woolly wonders for two kids in her neighborhood, Jesse and his…

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How To Knit Basic Cable Stitches

Cable knitting is a technique that every knitter should know. They add texture, warmth, and visual interest to pieces, and show up on all different kinds of garments. They’re also fairly easy to master — if you can knit and purl, you can do them! The basic principle is that you are knitting the stitches…

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Community Spotlight: Wool-Ease Tonal

Welcome to Community Spotlight, where we’ll be showing you highlights from our Community Gallery. To be featured in the gallery, simply post a picture of your Lion Brand creations to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #lionbrandyarn. We’ll be choosing some of our favorites to post to the blog. Wool-Ease® Tonal Yarn is a beautiful…

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