If You Could Only Use One Word. . .

We love being a part of your lives and your knitting & crochet experiences and it means a lot to us when you share your experience with us.  Today, we are asking you to share with everyone who reads this blog,  what Lion Brand means to you in just one word. What one word comes…

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See Nathan Vincent’s Crochet Taxidermy in NYC until Sept. 30

If you didn’t have an opportunity to see crochet artist Nathan Vincent’s fascinating yarn taxidermy when it was at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio back in late 2009 (as seen above), and you’re in the New York City area, you now have a second chance to see them! Nathan’s pieces will be on display from…

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FAQ: What is Intarsia?

Intarsia is a color work technique that is used to create individual fields of color in one piece. Yarn is not stranded horizontally (like in Fair Isle knitting); rather, each section of color has its own working yarn that moves vertically. You can usually identify intarsia because the color work does not continue over the…

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