How to Nip Holiday Crafting in the Bud

Knit Weekend Hoodie Crochet Wine Carrier Yarncrafted Ornaments Blogger and author Kathryn Vercillo shares her tips for enjoying holiday crafting – avoid feeling overwhelmed as as the season gets closer! Read her previous blog posts on the Lion Brand Notebook here. It happens every year to the best of us. We get excited about all of the wonderful gifts that we’re go…

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Kitchen-Safe Dyeing, Part 2: Using Skins of Yellow Onions

Sister and brother duo, Elizabeth and Robby Miracle, first created this dyeing series for a Lion Brand newsletter several years ago. Although that newsletter is no longer around, we loved the idea of making kitchen-safe dyes so much, that we’ve updated it and reprinted the series here.  Creating your own dyes can be a fun…

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Meeting a Living Legend of the Knitting Industry

With Janet (pictured left) and the other ladies from the Guild As a fourth generation member of a family-owned business, I’ve always been fascinated with the “living legends” of the yarn industry since, like me, many of them have been involved in the business for 30 or 40 years. At the Knit and Crochet show…

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