The 12 Kits of Christmas in July: Baby Owl Blanket!

Have you heard? We’re celebrating Christmas early this year – way early! Because as we crafters know, a handmade holiday can’t happen over night: it takes months of preparation to truly deck the halls with yarn. So let’s get started! For these last 12 days of July from the 20th – 31st, we’ll be offering a new exclusive…

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Christmas in July Pt 2: The Bubblegum Scarf

Welcome back to Christmas in July!  Today I want to feature one of my all time favorite Lion Brand Yarn Patterns.  It’s called the Bubblegum Scarf, but it is more versatile than that.  It’s whimsical, colorful, and substantial.  It absolutely is a scarf, but can also be a throw, an accent piece for your home…

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Fly me to the moon, and let me knit/crochet among the stars…

Exactly fourty-seven years ago, the Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, carrying astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong famously stepped onto the crater-laden surface and uttered his legendary phrase about small steps and giant leaps. Tin-foil-hat-wearing people will tell you the landing was staged and fabricated out of movie…

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