Wooln is a company that sells high-end accessories–mostly hats and snoods–that are hand-knit in New-York (and soon in Los Angeles) by talented grandmothers. The company provides customers with a very personal and unique item they will love wearing. Each hand knit hat is labeled with the knitter’s name and made of incredibly soft yarn. It was started…
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. Bun Hats We’ve noticed there’s a…
Retired engineer Ed Moseley, 86, learned to make hats for preemies, and as a result has now donated hundreds of them to a local neonatal intensive care unit, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Moseley lives in an assisted living facility in Acworth, GA, near Atlanta. The facility asked its residents to take part in an…
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. This week we are featuring hats….
Oprah recently released her annual list of Favorite Things, and on it you’ll find a thick, wool knit hat. It looks so cozy and warm, right? It seems great, until you notice the $60 price tag. While there’s nothing wrong with paying an independent crafter handsomely for their work, this is an extremely simple piece…
Your head may already be topped off due to the winter chills, but, today, wear your hats with pride — it’s National Hat Day! This winter staple is always a great go-to project for colder seasons, and is the ideal portable project. Play up your pattern with decorative stitches, yarn substitutions, or embellishments like crocheted motifs or…
Every day is some kind of holiday, and I’m not talking about the big ones with leprechauns or bunnies. It turns out, today is National Earmuff Day, which obviously means I need to share some of my favorite ear-warming patterns with you. The good news is that all of these patterns are quick to knit…
