Summer festival season is almost here — in fact, it’s only about a month until Coachella hits the California desert. That means you need to put together the perfect boho-chic look, and nothing could be better than an outfit you made yourself. It’s certainly possible to knit or crochet your entire look, but if you don’t…
Now that it’s officially spring, we can start thinking ahead to summer fashions — which include festival wear. Whether you’re headed to Coachella next month, trekking to Bonnaroo, or plan to rock out at something local later in the season, you’ll want to have the perfect look. One of the most ubiquitous accessories you’ll see…
Fanfare is a beautiful crochet pattern that’s delicate and elegant without being too difficult. You don’t need to be an expert crocheter to make something like fanfare stitch. You need to know single and double crochet, chain, and how to work into a chain space. If you need help with the basics of crochet, check…
Fast-Track® is an incredibly useful and versatile yarn. The softness of the cotton-poly blend makes it great for clothing while the tape-like shape makes it sturdy enough for home goods. We’ve already shown you how great Fast-Track® is for garments with the super popular knit Oxford Boyfriend Sweater. You agreed! The demand was so great…
We’ve reached the end of our Learn to Crochet series, and it’s time to wrap things up. Over the past ten weeks we’ve learned the basic stitches — sc, hdc, dc, trc — as well as how to work in the round, change colors, read patterns and charts, and increase and decrease. We’ve made fingerless…
Crystal Chandelier is a lovely lacy stitch that would work well for a shawl or scarf. This lace would look lovely on many different projects, and the width is extremely adjustable. The pattern is eight stitches wide, with one more cast on for symmetry. So you would cast on 9, 17, 25, 33, and so…
Knitting, crochet, and other kinds of crafting can have healing, comforting properties. Project Knitwell brings that exact form of comfort to those who need it. Lion Brand Yarn partners with Project Knitwell by donating yarn to their cause, so they can focus on helping people in need. In 2015, we published a booklet, titled The…
Do you use Pinterest? If so, you should follow us! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the site, Pinterest is a social network that allows you to collect different images, links, and ideas, called pins, into different collections, called boards. It’s basically like a digital bulletin board. Follow your friends, favorite bloggers, and…
Stephanie over at All About Ami has been publishing a learn to knit series. It is a great resource for anyone who is looking to give needles a try after years on the hook. She already covered the knit stitch, so it’s time to learn to purl — which means you’ll be able to do stockinette! Once…
It’s our last project, you guys! Is anyone else a little bit sad? For this final week, we’re making the Level 3 Ripple Cowl. The ripple cowl uses the skills we learned last week: increasing and decreasing. As we practiced in that lesson, making increases and decreases across a row creates a zigzag effect. Switching…
Spring is upon us, and with it comes several gift-giving occasions. Weddings, graduations, Mothers Day, new babies, holidays, and many others all mean possibilities for creativity and showing your love with something handmade. Knitting and crocheting for spring means lightweight yarns, airy stitches, and lovely colors. You aren’t limited to pastels, of course. Brights and…
We all learn to knit or crochet at different points in our lives. Some are taught as children, while others don’t pick it up until retirement. So, right now, we ask you: When did you learn to knit or crochet? A follow up to that is, if you know how to do both, which did you…
