How “Craft As Therapy” Grew Into a Thriving Community

Blogger and author Kathryn Vercillo is an expert in the area of using crafting to heal, having researched the topic extensively for her book Crochet Saved My Life. In this post she introduces us to the Craft As Therapy community on Instagram, which is a daily visual celebration of the healing capacities of crafting. Read Kathryn’s previous…

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Tea with Shira Episode 14: 5 Holiday Gifts You Can Make in a Weekend!

We’re all feeling the holiday rush! Between coordinating family and friend visits and digging up old recipes, we know crafting’s a great way to unwind. Think you’re running out of time to make gifts? Think again! In the latest episode of Tea with Shira, brand ambassador Shira Blumenthal asks a few Lion Brand staff members…

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Crochet an Adorable Corner To Corner (C2C) Owl Baby Blanket! With Step-by-Step Images to Get Started

Are you familiar with the corner to corner crochet method? Corner to corner (C2C) crochet is a fun technique which involves working with a graph and crocheting your complete piece along a diagonal. In working the afghan, you start at one corner of your pixel square graph (typically the bottom right hand corner) and follow…

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