New Giveaway Alert: Crochet Love and 2 skeins of Cotton-Ease

As you’re planning out the holiday gift list why not reserve some gifts for yourself?  We’ve teamed up with Larks Crafts to bring you a wonderful giveaway! Crochet Love by Jenny Doh is a book filled with great ideas to decorate your home. Inspired by Zakka, a Japanese design style that emphasizes simplicity and creativity,…

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Ha (3x), yo, k2tog.

Writer, illustrator, and knitter Franklin Habit joins us for his monthly column featuring humor and insights into a yarncrafter’s life. Life in a city apartment means experiencing the joys of child rearing even if you haven’t produced or acquired children of your own. The thundering grade-schoolers who used to live above my workroom have moved…

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Expert Tip: Make a Reference Schematic for YOUR Perfect Sweater

I’ve learned a ton of new skills and tricks from working at Lion Brand. One of my favorite tips comes from crochet designer Robyn Chachula. (I’ve interviewed her several times for our podcast, YarnCraft—check out the first and second episodes featuring Robyn.) Robyn says that you should create a schematic based on YOUR favorite sweater so that whenever you come across…

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