2014 Pantone Color of the Year is. . . Radiant Orchid!

At the beginning of every year Pantone appoints one color to inspire world trends for the months ahead. A regular practice since 2000, Pantone recently announced this year’s color: “Radiant Orchid.” According to the leading color authority, Radiant Orchid “inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health,” and was chosen to influence fashion, personal…

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It’s a Purl, It’s a Chain, It’s …

I was sitting in an airport, waiting for the flight to a teaching engagement, winding yarn. Travel with a swift being sadly impractical, I was making do with the back of an empty chair. Without warning, a screeching ninny plunged into view and grabbed at the unwound skein. “So cute!” she screamed, jangling a fistful…

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Introducing A Year Of Ideas To Help You Shine Through!

The Zodiac Window Display at Lion Brand Yarn Studio, our flagship studio in NYC. We are creators. In our everyday lives, we prepare our own version of recipes for our families, plant colorful or edible gardens to fit our outdoor spaces, and of course knit, crochet and craft with yarn. We start with some basic components—a washable…

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