With the return of the hit TV show ‘Roseanne’, we’re also feeling a surge of nostalgia for her very 90s living room décor. In the spirit of this beloved sitcom family, ABC turned a New York subway car into their family room! Our favorite detail? The ‘afghan’ strewn across the back of the subway bench…
by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com The Lion Brand® Shawl in a Ball® Granny Square Afghan/Shawl is such a fun pattern to make! Perfect for road trips, I loved working through all the gorgeous Shawl in a Ball colors while cruising along on a recent trip with my kids (don’t worry, I wasn’t driving!). And I snapped…
by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com Even the simplest stitch patterns pop with the use of self-striping yarns! And Lion Brand’s Ice Cream® and the granny stripe stitch make the perfect pair. This stitch is the basis for the Sweet Baby Afghan, and this is how you make it! The Sweet Baby Afghan in Lion Brand Ice Cream® is…
We’ve got another new yarn for you in this new year: Jeans®! Jeans® is a super soft, 100% acrylic yarn that will remind you of your favorite denim. It comes in seven colors — six different washes, plus a golden color that evokes the classic stitching we’ve all come to know. This category 4 yarn is machine…
Welcome to Community Spotlight, where we’ll be showing you highlights from our Community 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. Have you used Scarfie? It’s a…
Wow, it’s already almost 2017. While some would say it’s good to be leaving 2016 behind us, it’s still a bit hard to believe the year is almost over! In the spirit of that, however, we’ve gathered up the ten patterns that were your favorite over the past year. There were a couple of trends…
Can you crochet a granny square? Great! You’re on your way to making an awesome pixel crochet afghan. What is pixel crochet, you ask? Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me offers this explanation, “basically a pixel crochet blanket is made up of a series of granny squares where each square represents one pixel of the picture….
If I told you that you could make a knitted dress from just two rectangles, would you believe it? If you’ve been following our 2015 fashion show collection, you know that you can make stunning garments from simple shapes. Get ready for the next chapter of our exciting collection — Color and Texture! This part of…
Celebrate National Crochet Month! Vote for your favorite crochet block below and you could win the opportunity to have a Lion Brand afghan pattern named after you, we’ll even throw in the afghan too! You can vote once a day! (Not a Facebook user? Don’t worry, you can vote here). We’ll randomly select and contact…
Here is the latest installment of Lola, from its creator Todd Clark. Want to crochet the Stripe it Rich afghan? Get the free pattern here. Enjoy other installments of Lola here. *** *** *** Subscribe to The Weekly Stitch Newsletter Get a FREE weekly email featuring patterns, articles and special offers. As a bonus for…
It’s the first day of August, and you’ve probably already seen some “Back to School” advertisements reminding you that the summer is slowly winding down. While we still want to enjoy the last month or two of this wonderful weather, it’s also a perfect time to think about those bigger projects you may want to…
It’s National Crochet Month, and I’m going to be highlighting some advanced crochet techniques on the blog every Monday in March. Today, I wanted to take a look at some great patterns that utilize the afghan stitch or Tunisian crochet. If you’ve never heard of Tunisian crochet before, you might be surprised by the technique….
