As you may know, Lion Brand has partnered with Craftsy, the premiere, online crafting education platform, to develop classes that will inspire you and take your yarn crafting skills to the next level. One of the classes we wanted to develop first is a My First Sweater class.  Many of you have been knitting for…

It’s time for the annual Vanna’s Choice Contest! To enter all you need to do is knit, crochet or create a craft using any yarn from our Vanna collections: Vanna’s Choice®, Vanna’s Choice® Baby,  Vanna’s Glamour®, and Vanna’s Sequins. Use your imagination! It can be anything you dream up — from “Gramminal” hat and bootie sets…

One of the most important things we do at Lion Brand is offer education through tips, techniques and step-by-step how-tos. That’s because we know that learning will enhance your ability to enjoy working with yarn. This year, we asked ourselves how we can get more deeply involved in teaching knitters and crocheters all over the…

The provisional cast on is, as the name implies, a temporary cast on row. It is done with waste yarn so that you can take it out later and have “live” stitches in your working yarn. Waste yarn should generally be a contrast-color yarn (so that it’s easy to locate) and in a smooth, non-grippy fiber…

Everyone who crafts knows that it is about more than just hats and scarves. In fact, readers often leave comments here on the Lion Brand Notebook about how knitting and crochet make their lives better. See members of the Lion Brand family along with our customers and spokeswoman Vanna White tell why they knit and crochet.…

Editor’s note: We’re happy to welcome Petrina to the Lion Brand team. Petrina is a crocheter who loves to make cute and fashionable projects in her spare time. Here at Lion Brand, she’ll be blogging and creating some of your favorite newsletters. This is her first blog post! When e-readers came onto the market, I…

Love discovering the latest thing? Be sure to check out these 4 yarns that are part of our fall 2013 line. You’ll be seeing them in our upcoming catalog and in stores, but in the meantime, they are already available on LionBrand.com! Romance® Ultra-soft and feathery Romance is a luxurious faux fur yarn you’re going…

In 2010, we introduced the first of our exclusive LB Collection®, a line of luxurious fibers—from 100% cashmere to a kid mohair/silk blend—available at affordable prices directly from LionBrand.com and our own retail store and outlet. Since then, we’ve added new yarns like Angora Merino as well as new colors to our Cashmere and Wool…

Blogger and author Kathryn Vercillo shares tips for choosing patterns, charities and the setting for intentional crafting. Read her previous blog posts on the Lion Brand Notebook here. Choosing a Prayer Shawl Pattern Any shawl pattern can be used as a prayer shawl. An ideal pattern uses a textural comforting yarn like Homespun. Items Other Than Prayer Shawls Prayer…

Since so many of you turn to Wool-Ease Thick & Quick as your tried and true yarn for afghans and warm fall/winter accessories such as hats and scarves – we’ve updated the line to add a few new self-striping colors.  The new colors of Wool-Ease Thick & Quick were designed to create solid blocks of…