Stitchin’ in Silicon Valley

A few weeks ago, Claire (of the Lion Brand Yarn Studio) and I attended Stitches West, a knitting/crochet/yarn expo out in Santa Clara, CA. We left just in time to miss the big blizzard in the Northeast, and it was nice to see flowers blooming and sunny (albeit chillier than this New Yorker expected) skies…

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Fun to Knit, Fun to Wear

One of the few pitfalls of my job here at Lion Brand is that as people call and write with questions about patterns, I get exposed to lots and lots of great patterns, all of which I want to make right now. I actually have a folder in my browser toolbar where I drop all…

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Inishturk Sweater KAL Round Up

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our Inishturk Sweater KAL. We had a great time learning along with you, and now we’ve reached my favorite part: seeing your finished sweaters! Here are a few gorgeous photographs shared with us on Ravelry. theaadrian‘s sweater in Nature’s Brown Fishermen’s Wool loydaf‘s sweater in Oatmeal Fishermen’s…

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