Showing Off the Goods! 9 Featured Projects from the Lion Brand Customer Gallery

Every once in a while we like to highlight the great project submissions that have been uploaded to our online Customer Gallery, and today I’ve got 9 great projects to share with and inspire you.  It’s always fun to see our patterns come to life by others, especially when made with modifications.  Take a look…

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Knitted Toys: The Slippery Slope

Writer and avid knitter Selma Moss-Ward joins us for a series of blog posts about becoming a first-time grandmother. Many years ago, expecting my first child, I focused my knitting on baby clothes.  I saw these small projects as ideal canvases for learning complex techniques—Fair Isles, Arans, and other fancy work—and the garments I made…

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Picking Up the Right Number of Stitches: Tips & Tricks

Throughout this season, we’re reposting some of our favorite columns by Barbara Breiter, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Knitting & Crocheting, previously featured in our Weekly Stitch newsletter. Many projects, particularly sweaters, will ask you to pick up stitches to complete a section, such as along the neckline, armholes, or the button band of a cardigan.…

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