Video: A Family-Owned Company Looks Back at 135 Years in Business

Lion Brand is an 135-year-old American brand that’s still owned and operated by the Blumenthal family! Six generations of the family have been involved in every aspect of the company from the corporate offices, to being the baby models on the yarn labels, to working at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio. Join the Blumenthals as they recount some…

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Meet Our New Creative Director

I’ve been a knitter, a shop girl at my LYS, the editor in chief of Vogue Knitting and Knit. 1 Magazine, and now, as Creative Director of Lion Brand and my motto has always been “Fun to Knit and Fun to Wear.” I didn’t start out in the hand-knitting industry. I studied writing and film at Oberlin and after college I worked as an…

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6 Easy Halloween Costume Patterns For Kids!

You’ve bought bags of candy to hand out to the all the trick or treaters, the decorations are all hung up ready to scare, and you’ve even created a Halloween music playlist. But what about the costumes for the kids? Here are some costumes that can easily be put together with some hooks, needles, and…

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