At the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, we’ve been making scarves for the Partnership for the Homeless, an organization here in NYC, as well as collecting scarf & hat donations from local yarncrafters. We’re having so much fun knitting and crocheting for charity in our window, we thought we’d share some of our patterns.  Each one…

Kathleen Conti from Franklin Square, NY Kathleen is on Instagram as @Ladybug144 Who is your Hometown® Hero? Alice Cashman and Pearl Chin from Knitty City. @bryantparknyc & @KnittyCity Can you tell us about your Hometown® Hero and what their project has meant to you? A few years ago, I came across an initiative that was…

Molly Margaret Sydnor is a featured artist in Intangible, a Craft Yarn Council fiber art installation. Created in collaboration with The Sweet Tooth Hotel. Molly is a weaver, painter, and experimental fashion designer. @mollymargaretdesigner

My name is Cassandra King, and I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. My favorite Lion Brand Yarn is a 3- way tie! I love the Wool-Ease line (both worsted and super bulky), I love Jeans, and I love the Basic Stitch line. Truly, if I’m purchasing yarn at a big box store, I typically reach for…

Ruth Petermann from Mendota Heights, MN What is your favorite Lion Brand Yarn? Wool-Ease! I was only introduced to it about 6-7 years ago, but it has become my favorite for so many things. Being up in the northern part of the country, I have an appreciation for the warmth of wool. When the temperature…

What do Forrest Gump, The Big Bang Theory, and Seabiscuit all have in common? They all include items featuring Silk City Fibers’ yarns that were knit by Judy Graham, a longtime Silk City Fibers account and owner of Topaz Knitwear. Yes, some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars have graced the silver screen or appeared on…

My name is Nikki Stokes. I am a native of Baltimore Maryland. I am a mom, autism advocate and crochet extraordinaire! Find me on Instagram @hge_designs Q: What’s your favorite Lion Brand yarn? A. My favorite LBY Yarn is Wool Ease Thick and Quick. I probably have more yarn than clothes, books, and even shoes…

Are you a fan of yarn on cones? If you answered yes then you might be interested to know that Lion Brand is the new home of Silk City Fibers, a brand of luxury fibers available on cones. Perfect for weaving, large projects, and more compact storage. At Silk City Fibers you’ll find high-fashion yarns…

Aside from scarves, I think afghans might be the project that attracts people to knitting or crochet. You can create these projects with just basic skills since many don’t require shaping. All you really need is to start, stitch, have some patience for the size of the project, and finish off. Besides just being functional,…

My first visit to a yarn shop was discouraging, but not so discouraging as to keep me from knitting. I had no knitting teacher, and after commencement scattered our class to the four winds, I no longer had friends who knit. It was more than a decade before I went back to the shop in…