Some people are truly generous. Morrie Boogaart, a 91-year-old man from Michigan, has been making charity hats for more than 15 years. Even being in hospice care for terminal cancer hasn’t stopped him. He still uses a knitting loom to make hat after hat for the homeless population. Over the years, Boogaart has made too…
Welcome to Knit the Runway, a new series on translating the hottest trends into your knitting and crochet projects. Summer may be nearing its end, but you can still wear some of the hottest warm-weather trends, even as seasons and weather change. The drapey vest has been everywhere this year, taking the flowy garment market…
Welcome to Community Spotlight, where we’ll be showing you highlights from our Customer Gallery. To be featured in the gallery, simply post a picture of your Lion Brand creations to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #lionbrandyarn. We’ll be choosing some of our favorites to post to the blog. This week, we’ve noticed a lot…
We’re celebrating the King of the Jungle today, because it’s World Lion Day! Started by Big Cat Rescue, this very special holiday celebrates the beautiful beast whose name we share, in order to raise awareness of the declining lion populations around the globe. In its honor, we’ve collected a few patterns you could make today:
Fall is almost here! Depending on where you live, school will be starting up in a couple of weeks or about a month, so the time is ripe to start knitting or crocheting projects for that first day. Whether you’re making something for someone’s first day of kindergarten or first semester of college, we’ve got…
Have you heard of temperature blankets? They’re a super popular project idea, and it’s easy to see why — they’re fun to make, a long-term project, and have the potential to be passed down as an heirloom piece. But what are they? The basic idea is that you knit or crochet one row per day…
While knitting may be a fun hobby to do, you probably never thought watching it happen would make for fascinating entertainment. But Norwegian documentary program Slow TV proves that wrong. The show takes mundane, everyday acts and films them from beginning to end — and it’s been a runaway hit in its native land. Now,…
While digging in Must Farm, a Bronze Age settlement known as “Britain’s Pompeii,” British archaeologists unearthed yarn that is 3,000 years old. The ball is extremely small and fragile, and the team took great care to clean it off without damaging it, according to their Facebook page. It appears to be made from plant-based fibers,…
Turkish cast-on is a great method for creating seamless, even toe-up socks. It’s also useful for making hoods, purses, toys, mittens, and gloves without seams or gaps. With this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll be on your way to making smooth, beautiful pieces in no time! To start, you’ll need a skein of yarn and two circular…
