Suggested Size: Choosing the Right Needles or Hook to Get Gauge

It’s easy to get so caught up in following pattern instructions that you lose sight of what’s really important: gauge. You’ve probably already purchased the yarn for your project (or decided which of your stash yarns you’d like to use) by the time you sit down to work your gauge swatch, and you’ve probably just…

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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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